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Talking Book Topics, Vol. 68, No. 3, May-June 2002
Talking Book Topics
May-June 2002
Volume 68, Number 3
National Library Service for the Blind and Physically
Handicapped
_Talking Book Topics_ is published bimonthly in large-print,
cassette, and disc formats and distributed free to blind and
physically handicapped individuals who participate in the
Library of Congress free reading program. It lists recorded
books and magazines available through a network of
cooperating libraries and covers news of developments and
activities in library services.
The annotated list in this issue is limited to titles
recently added to the national collection, which contains
thousands of fiction and nonfiction titles, including
classics, biographies, gothics, mysteries, and how-to and
self-help guides. To learn more about the wide range of
books in the national collection, readers may order catalogs
and subject bibliographies from cooperating libraries.
Librarians can check other resources for titles and answer
requests for special materials.
To order books, contact your local cooperating
library. Correspondence regarding editorial matters should
be sent to: Publications and Media Section, National Library
Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of
Congress, Washington, DC 20542
Library of Congress, Washington 2002
Library of Congress
Catalog Card Number 60-46157
ISSN 0039-9183
Contents:
In Brief
Books for Adults
Cassettes--Nonfiction
Cassettes--Fiction
Books for Children
Cassettes--Nonfiction
Cassettes--Fiction
Foreign Language Books
Spanish
Talking Book Magazines
In Brief
NFB-NEWSLINE available to NLS patrons
As a result of a federal grant, NFB-NEWSLINE
became available nationwide on March 1, 2002,
offering telephone access to audio versions of
newspapers and other timely information. NFB
created the service to allow people who are
unable to read conventional print to have access
to newspapers and other time-sensitive materials
as promptly as their sighted colleagues,
friends, and family members. A centralized
system using modern telecommunications
technology, high-speed computers, and synthetic
speech rapidly distributes the newspaper
contents and other data in a format usable by
blind individuals. NLS patrons who would like
to initiate service may notify their cooperating
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forwarded to NFB, which will in turn contact the
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NFB-NEWSLINE is available twenty-four hours a
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others. NFB-NEWSLINE's goal is to provide at
least two papers from each state. Other menu
selections will include announcements and
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Registered readers access NFB-NEWSLINE
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For more information, visit the NFB web site
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Updated financial aid guide available
The U.S. Department of Education now has
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conversation between a counselor and a student,
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Students who would like to request a copy of the
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Friends of Libraries teams with NLS to support
Mystic Seaport access
Friends of Libraries for Blind and Physically
Handicapped Individuals in North America, Inc.,
has joined with National Library Service for the
Blind and Physically Handicapped in support of
expanded outreach and accessibility initiatives
for visitors who are blind, visually impaired,
or disabled to Mystic Seaport, the distinguished
living maritime museum in southeastern
Connecticut.
Mystic Seaport is more than just a one-
building museum. It is a superb collection of
historic ships, period homes and businesses, a
children's museum, a planetarium, and galleries
set on a spectacular seventeen-acre waterfront
site.
The Seaport is organized into three main
areas of activity:
--Real craftsmen practice traditional skills
as they maintain the museum's fleet of historic
ships and boats in the Seaport's unique
preservation shipyard;
--Living interpreters introduce visitors to
the everyday life of a nineteenth-century
coastal New England community of trade shops,
homes, and ships;
--Magnificent exhibit galleries display
maritime art, ship models, figureheads,
scrimshaw, audio-visual programs, and
more.
The historic ships and buildings, gravel
roads, and stone sidewalks that create Mystic
Seaport's nineteenth-century atmosphere
sometimes present barriers for visitors with
disabilities. The experienced staff are working
hard to provide easy access wherever possible
and tailor their presentations and
demonstrations to the special needs of all
visitors.
The Seaport publishes a brochure, "Guide to
Access," that provides detailed information on
the accessibility factors for each of the
museum's forty-nine buildings, standing
exhibits, ships, and other attractions. The
brochure includes information on the type of
entrance and the level of accessibility--graded
as accessible to all visitors, of limited
access, or of difficult access.
The Education Department of Mystic Seaport
Museum offers a range of programs for groups.
The programs can be designed to meet a variety
of needs.
--Highlight tours. These are ninety-minute
guided tours that can be general in nature with
visits to featured exhibits, or with a specific
focus selected, such as whaling, fishing, and
nineteenth-century coastal community life.
--Outreach programs. Arrangements can be made
for museum teachers, chanty singers, and
costumed role players to present one-hour
programs that may include singing, storytelling,
and objects from the past.
Please write or call Mystic Seaport Museum
for more information and reservations for these
and other programs.
Mystic Seaport Museum
P.O. Box 6000
75 Greenmanville Ave.
Mystic, CT 06355-0990
(203) 572-0711
TDD (203) 572-5319
Visit Mystic Seaport's informative and
entertaining web site for more information,
including accessibility details, membership
information, directions, lodging, and more, at
.
Free Seaport library pass. The National
Library Service for the Blind and Physically
Handicapped is a member of Mystic Seaport's
association of public libraries, and as such is
able to offer patrons use of a free one-day
library pass. The pass entitles two adults and
their children or grandchildren under 18 to free
admission to Mystic Seaport on the day of the
week specified on the pass. The pass will be
sent to you by express delivery. After your
visit, you will be asked to return the pass
using a prepaid envelope. The pass is available
throughout the year except for the months of
July and August. Late spring and early fall are
ideal times for a visit to Mystic.
NLS patrons in Connecticut should contact the
Library for the Blind and Physically
Handicapped, Rocky Hill, Connecticut; patrons in
Rhode Island should contact Talking Books Plus,
in Providence, Rhode Island; and patrons in
Massachusetts should contact the Braille and
Talking Book Library in Watertown,
Massachusetts, to arrange for their pass.
Residents of all other states should contact NLS
directly. Write
Mystic Pass Coordinator
Publications and Media Section
NLS/BPH
Library of Congress
Washington, DC 20542
or e-mail . Include your name,
address, telephone number, and the date and day
of the week you wish to visit the Seaport.
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_Books for Adults_
Books listed in this issue of _Talking Book
Topics_ were recently sent to cooperating
libraries. The complete collection contains
books by many authors on fiction and nonfiction
subjects, including biographies, classics,
gothics, mysteries, romances, and others.
Contact your cooperating library to learn more
about the wide range of books available in the
collection.Cassette books are labeled with the
code RC and play at 15/16 ips. To order books,
contact your cooperating library.
_Note:_ For the information of the reader,
a notice may appear immediately following the
book description to indicate occurrences of
strong language, explicit descriptions of sex,
or violence. The word "some" before any of
these terms indicates an occasional or
infrequent occurrence, as in "some strong
language."
_Cassettes Nonfiction_
The Ecological Indian: Myth and History.
RC 49557.
by Shepard Krech.
read by Bill Wallace.
2 cassettes.
Reassesses the image of Native Americans as
Noble Savages who lived harmoniously with
nature. Examines anthropological and historical
evidence to determine whether this image is fact
or myth. Discusses the issue of environmental
awareness as a modern concept. 1999.
RC 49557.
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Careers for Music Lovers and Other Tuneful
Types.
RC 50277.
by Jeff Johnson.
read by Candy Shannon.
1 cassette.
Describes nineteen careers in the music field,
with qualifications and duties for each job.
Includes promotion, publicity, marketing,
distribution, publishing, songwriting, and more.
Profiles singers Mariah Carey, Gloria Estefan,
Donna Summer, and Ace of Base. For junior and
senior high and older readers. 1997.
RC 50277.
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On Kissing: Travels in an Intimate Landscape.
RC 50439.
by Adrianne Blue.
read by Susan McInerney.
2 cassettes.
Drawing on the work of researchers, novelists,
poets, and movie stars to illustrate her ideas,
a journalist examines the physical act of
kissing and explores the importance of the kiss
from infancy through adulthood. Explicit
descriptions of sex. 1996.
RC 50439.
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From a High Place: A Life of Arshile Gorky.
RC 50534.
by Matthew Spender.
read by Ted Stoddard.
4 cassettes.
Biography of the twentieth-century modern
painter. Provides a factual account of Gorky's
tormented life, separating it from the "myths"
fabricated by the painter himself. Discusses
Gorky's rise through the New York art scene in
the 1920s and 1930s and his suicide in 1948.
1999.
RC 50534.
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Beautiful Mornin': The Broadway Musical in the
1940s.
RC 50761.
by Ethan Mordden.
read by Ray Hagen.
3 cassettes.
Discusses the shift in the focus of 1940s
musicals from comedy routines to plays and
identifies some defining features of the new
form. The emergent musical productions and their
original-cast recordings found a permanent place
in our society, with many of the shows still
being performed in the 1990s. 1999.
RC 50761.
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Passionate Nomad: The Life of Freya Stark.
RC 50831.
by Jane Fletcher Geniesse.
read by Suzanne Toren.
3 cassettes.
A biography of the romantic and intrepid travel
writer. Describes her love of learning, travel,
and adventure--she learned Arabic and ventured
into the Middle East at a time when unmarried
women usually stayed home. Recalls how her fame
grew after the 1934 publication of her first
book. 1999.
RC 50831.
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In Our Own Words: Extraordinary Speeches of the
American Century.
RC 50958.
edited by Robert Torricelli and Andrew Carroll.
read by Bill Wallace.
5 cassettes.
A United States senator from New Jersey
chronicles more than 150 speeches, sermons,
radio broadcasts, eulogies, and public tributes
from the twentieth century to illustrate the
soul of America. Includes statements by Martin
Luther King Jr., Helen Keller, Lou Gehrig,
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Robert Kennedy, and
others. 1999.
RC 50958.
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The Hot Stove League.
RC 51003.
by Lee Allen.
read by Rick Rohan.
2 cassettes.
Collection of anecdotes and trivia about
baseball players from the late nineteenth and
early twentieth centuries, relating their
everyday lives, how they played the game, and
what became of them after their professional
careers. Contains myths and legends including
the contentious history of _Casey at the Bat_.
1955.
RC 51003.
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Lost Chords: White Musicians and Their
Contribution to Jazz, 1915-1945.
RC 51028.
by Richard M. Sudhalter.
read by Richard Hauenstein.
8 cassettes in 2 containers.
Sudhalter celebrates the contributions of white
musicians to the formation of jazz, some of whom
he claims have been unjustly neglected by
historians. He discusses Bix Beiderbecke, Benny
Goodman, the Dorsey Brothers, Bud Freeman, and
Artie Shaw, along with great black innovators
such as Louis Armstrong, Lester Young, and Duke
Ellington. 1999.
RC 51028.
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Gardner's Art through the Ages.
RC 51101.
by Fred S. Kleiner and Christin J. Mamiya.
read by Bruce Huntey.
13 cassettes in 3 containers.
This eleventh edition of Helen Gardner's work,
originally published in 1926, is an
authoritative introduction to the history of
world art, from the artistic legacies of the
Stone Age and ancient civilizations through the
emergence of postmodernism in the later
twentieth century. 2000.
RC 51101.
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Asimov's Guide to the Bible: The Old and New
Testaments.
RC 51105.
by Isaac Asimov.
read by Lou Harpenau.
8 cassettes in 2 containers.
A discussion and interpretation of scriptural
verses in the context of historical,
geographical, and biographical knowledge about
biblical times. Emphasizes secular aspects of
these passages as a history of civilization over
four thousand years rather than spiritual
beliefs or tenets of faith. 1981.
RC 51105.
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Messianic Revolution: Radical Religious Politics
to the End of the Second Millennium.
RC 51153.
by David S. Katz and Richard H. Popkin.
read by Bill Wallace.
2 cassettes.
A survey of apocalyptic religious movements
since the European Renaissance. Explores the
development and social impact of ideas about the
return of a messiah or the end of humanity
through the Reformation, Thirty Years' War, and
Enlightenment. Examines such twentieth-century
groups as the Aryan Nation and Branch Davidians
of Waco, Texas. 1998.
RC 51153.
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Richard Strauss.
RC 51175.
by Matthew Boyden.
read by Gordon Gould.
4 cassettes.
Biography of German composer and conductor
Richard Strauss (1864-1949). Examines the
cultural background of his formative years, the
development of his musical career, and his
collaboration with Hitler's government.
Discusses his achievements, including the
composition of the operas _Salome_, _Elektra_,
and _Der Rosenkavalier_. 1999.
RC 51175.
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Raga Mala: The Autobiography of Ravi Shankar.
RC 51182.
by Ravi Shankar.
read by Lewis Grenville.
3 cassettes.
Memoirs of the classical sitar player from India
who became popular in the United States in the
1960s. Recalls important events and people who
influenced him or vice versa. Discusses his
professional growth and details from his private
life, and explains the history and principles of
Indian music. 1997.
RC 51182.
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To Love This Life: Quotations.
RC 51187.
by Helen Keller.
read by Peg Gilleland.
1 cassette.
Quotations from speeches, letters, articles, and
interviews by the author, lecturer, and
humanitarian who became deaf-blind at nineteen
months of age. Topics include the senses, faith,
women in society, human nature, war and peace,
education, happiness, friendship and love, and
triumph over adversity. Includes a chronology of
Keller's life from 1880 to 1968. 2000.
RC 51187.
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I Dreamed of Africa.
RC 51198.
by Kuki Gallmann.
read by Lisette Lecat.
3 cassettes.
Memoir by an Italian woman whose childhood dream
of living in Africa comes true when she moves
there with her future husband, following a car
accident in Italy. They establish a ranch home
in Kenya where Kuki is determined to stay, even
after two devastating personal tragedies.
Bestseller 1991.
RC 51198.
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The Life and Adventures of John Nicol, Mariner.
RC 51260.
edited by Tim Flannery.
read by Phil Regensdorf.
1 cassette.
Autobiographical account of a Scotsman's twenty-
five years at sea during the late eighteenth
century. Nicol (1755-1825) twice sailed around
the globe; fought against American and French
revolutionaries; and traveled to China,
Australia, and the West Indies. On one voyage,
he married his true love--a convict girl being
transported to Australia. 1997.
RC 51260.
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Mormon America: The Power and the Promise.
RC 51295.
by Richard N. Ostling and Joan K. Ostling.
read by Ted Stoddard.
4 cassettes.
Expanding on a cover story that originally
appeared in _Time_ magazine, the authors offer a
brief history of the Mormon church and examine
the community's "unique beliefs and penchant for
secrecy, its lifestyle and finances, its place
in the religious and secular world...and its
growth and prospects for the future." 1999.
RC 51295.
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Raising Raul: Adventures Raising Myself and My
Son.
RC 51308.
by Maria Hinojosa.
read by Jacinda Bronaugh.
2 cassettes.
Self-portrait focusing on motherhood by a
Mexican American journalist who succumbed to the
modern American woman's quest to "have it all":
career, marriage, and children. In vibrant prose
laced with Spanish phrases, Hinojosa describes
her fulfillment as the wife of a Dominican
painter and the mother of their son Raul and
daughter Yurema. 1999.
RC 51308.
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Crucible of War: The Seven Years' War and the
Fate of Empire in British North America, 1754-
1766.
RC 51382.
by Fred Anderson.
read by Bill Wallace.
6 cassettes.
Interpretive chronicle of the Seven Years'
(French and Indian) War, its origins, and its
aftermath. Posits that this conflict
dramatically reshaped the destinies of North
America and Europe. Traces the roles of George
Washington and participant Native Americans and
tells the stories of individual settlers, land
speculators, and politicians. 2000.
RC 51382.
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Betrayal of Trust: The Collapse of Global Public
Health.
RC 51440.
by Laurie Garrett.
read by Kerry Cundiff.
7 cassettes in 2 containers.
Pulitzer Prize-winning author of _The Coming
Plague (RC 41165)_ analyzes what she views as
the worldwide failure of public health systems.
Uses the examples of pneumonic plague in India,
Ebola virus in Zaire, and class disparity in
America, as well as the threat of biowar, to
support her call for reform. 2000.
RC 51440.
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A Life in the Twentieth Century: Innocent
Beginnings, 1917-1950.
RC 51449.
by Arthur M. Schlesinger.
read by Fred Major.
5 cassettes.
First volume of the Pulitzer Prize winner's
memoirs; traces his midwestern childhood, years
at Harvard and Cambridge, overseas assignments
with the Office of Strategic Services, and rise
to fame as an author, historian, and
commentator. Explores the development of his
political views and his contributions to
American thought. Bestseller 2000.
RC 51449.
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The Secret War against Hanoi: Kennedy's and
Johnson's Use of Spies, Saboteurs, and Covert
Warriors in North Vietnam.
RC 51458.
by Richard H. Shultz.
read by Butch Hoover.
3 cassettes.
Shultz, an international politics professor,
examines the successes and failures of the
Special Operations Group's campaign. He uses
declassified top-secret Pentagon documents and
interviews of both military and civilian
officials who managed America's secret war
against North Vietnam. Suggests covert
activities for the twenty-first century. 1999.
RC 51458.
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The Yamato Dynasty: The Secret History of
Japan's Imperial Family.
RC 51459.
by Sterling Seagrave and Peggy Seagrave.
read by Lou Harpenau.
3 cassettes.
Authors of _The Marcos Dynasty (RC 29555)_ and
_The Soong Dynasty (RC 21527)_ scrutinize
Japan's royal family, gauge the extent of their
complicity in World War II, and investigate
alleged postwar collusion with General Douglas
MacArthur in rebuilding the country. The
Seagraves claim many Japanese business and
political leaders are embroiled in corruption.
1999.
RC 51459.
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Julia and Jacques Cooking at Home.
RC 51460.
by Julia Child and Jacques Pépin.
read by Mitzi Friedlander.
4 cassettes.
In this companion to the PBS series, Julia and
Jacques share their cooking secrets. With each
recipe, both cooks (who don't always agree)
express their own thoughts on ingredients,
methods of preparation, and balancing of
flavors. Covers appetizers, soups, salads,
vegetables, seafood, meats, and desserts. 1999.
RC 51460.
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Warrior, Dancer, Seductress, Queen: Women in
Judges and Biblical Israel.
RC 51476.
by Susan Ackerman.
read by Colleen Delany.
3 cassettes.
Author looks at six types of female roles in the
biblical book of Judges, analyzing their impact
on events and Israelite history. She includes
Deborah, Jael, Delilah, Sisera's mother, and
Manoah's wife in her discussion of nurturers,
matrons, military heroes, prostitutes, mourners,
and barren women. 1998.
RC 51476.
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Americans with Disabilities: Exploring
Implications of the Law for Individuals and
Institutions.
RC 51493.
edited by Leslie Pickering Francis and Anita
Silvers.
read by Rick Rohan.
5 cassettes.
Essays by leading philosophers, legal scholars,
and political theorists--many with backgrounds
in bioethics or in disability studies--examine
critical issues concerning the conceptual,
philosophical, political, and legal foundations
of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
passed in 1990. 2000.
RC 51493.
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The Bipolar Child: The Definitive and Reassuring
Guide to Childhood's Most Misunderstood
Disorder.
RC 51551.
by Demitri F. Papolos and Janice Papolos.
read by Madelyn Buzzard.
3 cassettes.
Explores the complexities of early onset bipolar
disorder and the difficulties of making an
accurate diagnosis. Discusses origins of the
condition, treatment, and medications. Advises
the family on coping techniques and practical
issues, such as insurance. 1999.
RC 51551.
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Selected Non-Fictions.
RC 51568.
by Jorge Luis Borges.
read by Robert Blumenfeld.
5 cassettes.
Some 161 essays, book reviews, film criticisms,
lectures, and prologues by the Argentine writer
well-known in Latin America for his prolific
output of nonfiction. Twenty-six of these pieces
were produced between 1956, after Borges became
blind, and 1986, when he died. National Book
Critics Circle Award. 1999.
RC 51568.
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Not Even My Name: From a Death March in Turkey
to a New Home in America, a Young Girl's True
Story of Genocide and Survival.
RC 51571.
by Thea Halo.
read by Suzanne Toren.
2 cassettes.
Biography of the author's mother, a Pontic Greek
from Turkey whose people were forcibly expelled
during an ethnic cleansing of Christians in
1920. After being sold into marriage at fifteen,
Sano immigrates to America but returns decades
later to find her roots. Some violence. 2000.
RC 51571.
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Empires of the Sand: The Struggle for Mastery in
the Middle East, 1789-1923.
RC 51573.
by Efraim Karsh and Inari Karsh.
read by Ralph Lowenstein.
3 cassettes.
Two Middle East historians reexamine nineteenth-
century politics of the area to refute the
popular "clash of civilizations" interpretation.
Instead, they perceive a pattern of pragmatic
cooperation and conflict between the Middle East
and the West. To substantiate their claims, they
cite examples of rulers using European powers.
1999.
RC 51573.
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Pontius Pilate.
RC 51619.
by Ann Wroe.
read by Mary Kane.
3 cassettes.
Biographical reconstruction of the life of
Pontius Pilate, the Roman governor of Judaea who
succumbs to pressure to condemn Jesus of
Nazareth. Pilate's family background,
upbringing, military career, administrative
training, and years living in Rome all
contribute to the preparation for his role in
Christ's trial. 1999.
RC 51619.
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Seeing Mary Plain: A Life of Mary McCarthy.
RC 51620.
by Frances Kiernan.
read by Michele Schaeffer.
6 cassettes.
Chronicles the controversial American writer's
life in an unconventional biography--a
combination of narrative, interviews with people
who knew her, and quotes from McCarthy's own
writings. Comments on her domestic dramas--
including her stormy marriage to Edmund Wilson--
her 1963 bestseller _The Group (RC 10307)_, and
her legal battle with Lillian Hellman. Some
explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller 2000.
RC 51620.
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A Newer World: Kit Carson, John C. Frémont, and
the Claiming of the American West.
RC 51623.
by David Roberts.
read by Rick Foucheux.
2 cassettes.
Highlights the adventures and private lives of
two western explorers, including their most
infamous trips--an 1842 expedition to Wyoming,
the "Conquest of California" in 1845-1846, a
disastrous trek in 1848-1849 that ended in
cannibalism, and Carson's 1863-1864 roundup of
Native American tribes. 2000.
RC 51623.
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Life So Far.
RC 51663.
by Betty Friedan.
read by Margaret Strom.
3 cassettes.
Memoir by the author of the 1963 work _The
Feminine Mystique (RC 7901)_, who was
fundamental in establishing the National
Organization for Women. Reminisces about her
childhood in Peoria, antisemitism, her abusive
husband, motherhood, and other notable
activists. Some descriptions of sex. 2000.
RC 51663.
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Bruce Chatwin.
RC 51667.
by Nicholas Shakespeare.
read by Vanessa Maroney.
6 cassettes.
A biography of the enigmatic British adventurer
and writer who died of AIDS in 1989. Describes
his career at Sotheby's, where he met his
American wife; his wanderlust; his homosexual
affairs; and his success as a writer, beginning
with _In Patagonia (RC 14867)_. Some
descriptions of sex and some strong language.
1999.
RC 51667.
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Arthur Godfrey: The Adventures of an American
Broadcaster.
RC 51668.
by Arthur J. Singer.
read by Mark Ashby.
2 cassettes.
Biography of legendary broadcaster and salesman
Arthur Godfrey (1903-1983), whose network radio
shows were the most well-known during the 1940s
and 1950s. Godfrey later successfully made the
transition to television with his show _Talent
Scouts_. Discusses his personal life and the
incidents that led to his downfall. 2000.
RC 51668.
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Noche Buena: Hispanic American Christmas
Stories.
RC 51674.
edited by Nicolás Kanellos.
read by Peter Gil.
2 cassettes.
Collection of thirty-six literary works
celebrating the Christmas season, derived from
the cultures of Mexican, Puerto Rican, and other
Hispanic groups who migrated to the United
States. Includes the play _Los Pastores_ from
Mexico, a sixteenth-century dramatization of
Christ's birth. Many entries are presented in
both English and Spanish languages. 2000.
RC 51674.
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The Men Who Wear the Star: The Story of the
Texas Rangers.
RC 51675.
by Charles M. Robinson.
read by Terence Aselford.
3 cassettes.
Covers the early history of the Texas Rangers
from the formation of the first frontier defense
company in 1823. Traces the eras of Mexican
rule, the Republic of Texas, the Civil War, and
conflicts with Native Americans and outlaws
through the end of the classic Ranger service in
the 1930s. 2000.
RC 51675.
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Ralph Bunche: Model Negro or American Other?.
RC 51678.
by Charles P. Henry.
read by Michele Schaeffer.
3 cassettes.
Analyzes the life and career of Ralph Bunche,
the first black Nobel Laureate and a world-
renowned statesman. Explains that as director of
the United Nations Trusteeship Division, he
established and administered the institution's
first peacekeeping forces. Examines the demands
made on him by various groups because of his
race. 1999.
RC 51678.
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Meeting the Challenge of Learning Disabilities
in Adulthood.
RC 51692.
by Arlyn J. Roffman.
read by Jill Ferris.
3 cassettes.
Suggestions for adults on coping with learning
disabilities and attention deficit hyperactivity
disorder. Uses case studies to illustrate how to
contend with daily life, including employment,
dating, parenthood, intimacy, and mental health.
Offers strategies for transitioning from high
school. 2000.
RC 51692.
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About Town: The _New Yorker_ and the World It
Made.
RC 51694.
by Ben Yagoda.
read by Frank Coffee.
4 cassettes.
A well-researched critical history of the
magazine's first seventy-five years. Discusses
its contents--the form of the magazine and how
it evolved--and the magazine's role in American
cultural life under the leadership of Harold
Ross and then William Shawn. A brief epilogue
covers the years after 1987. 2000.
RC 51694.
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Lige Langston: Sweet Iron.
RC 51698.
by Linda Hussa.
read by Kristin Allison.
2 cassettes.
Biography of Nevada rancher Lige Langston (1908-
1987), whose ropes and rawhide braids are
displayed in the Smithsonian Institution.
Features a personal history, as well as
remembrances by friends and relatives. Includes
descriptions of desert land and events that
occurred there throughout the twentieth century.
1999.
RC 51698.
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A Walk toward Oregon: A Memoir.
RC 51701.
by Alvin M. Josephy.
read by Bob Askey.
3 cassettes.
The twentieth-century reminiscences of an award-
winning author and advocate for American
Indians. Josephy, a native Easterner and nephew
of book publisher Alfred A. Knopf, ultimately
attained a dreamed-for ranch in Oregon. He
describes his various career paths along the way
as well as his experiences in World War II.
2000.
RC 51701.
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No Future without Forgiveness.
RC 51706.
by Desmond Mpilo Tutu.
read by Jake Williams.
2 cassettes.
Nobel Peace Prize winner Desmond Tutu, retired
Archbishop of Cape Town, South Africa, discusses
the importance of probing his nation's past,
including misdeeds committed under apartheid.
Reflects on his life and the work of the Truth
and Reconciliation Commission in the 1990s;
advocates a policy of combined remembrance and
forgiveness. 1999.
RC 51706.
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Year in Nam: A Native American Soldier's Story.
RC 51715.
by Leroy TeCube.
read by Jake Williams.
2 cassettes.
The author recalls being a twenty-one-year-old
infantry recruit in Vietnam from January 1968 to
January 1969. As an Apache, he brings to bear a
different cultural perspective from that of most
American GIs, and he explains how his background
helped to prepare him for being a soldier. 1999.
RC 51715.
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Four Comedies: _The Braggart Soldier_, _The
Brothers Menaechmus_, _The Haunted House_, _The
Pot of Gold_.
RC 51720.
by Titus Maccius Plautus.
read by George Holmes.
2 cassettes.
A collection of four plays, translated by Erich
Segal, from the best-known playwright of ancient
Rome, Titus Maccius Plautus (254-184 B.C.). The
plays feature boisterous comedy, abundant word
play, commonplace settings, and brisk song-and-
dance routines. 1996.
RC 51720.
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Airborne: A Guided Tour of an Airborne Task
Force.
RC 51722.
by Tom Clancy.
read by Ralph Lowenstein.
4 cassettes.
Describes an elite fighting unit of the army--
the 82nd Airborne Division--including its
personnel, technology, and mission. Also
presents two short stories creating scenarios
illustrating the fighting capacity of the unit.
From the author of _Carrier (RC 49536)_ and
_Fighter Wing (RC 42130)_, among others. 1997.
RC 51722.
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Truffaut.
RC 51727.
by Antoine de Baecque and Serge Toubiana.
read by Dennis Rooney.
4 cassettes.
Biography of the French filmmaker who won an
Oscar in 1974 for _Day for Night_. Discusses his
dark childhood, his passion for the cinema, his
romances with some leading ladies, and his early
death from a brain tumor. 1999.
RC 51727.
##
The Last Great Revolution: Turmoil and
Transformation in Iran.
RC 51728.
by Robin Wright.
read by Yolande Bavan.
3 cassettes.
Journalist and author of _In the Name of God (RC
32222)_ and other works on the Middle East
describes changes in Iran since the 1979
revolution and the 1989 death of Ayatollah
Khomeini. She examines the social and cultural
progress that is transforming the country into
an Islamic democracy. 2000.
RC 51728.
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The Wisdom of Menopause: Creating Physical and
Emotional Health and Healing during the Change.
RC 51760.
by Christiane Northrup.
read by Anne Flosnik.
5 cassettes.
The author of _Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom
(RC 48380)_ examines female menopause in the
context of a mind-body connection. Discusses
hormone replacement therapy, herbal treatments,
diet and exercise, sex, osteoporosis, heart
disease, and other physical changes and
emotional issues, including stress and
depression. Bestseller 2001.
RC 51760.
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The Breach: Inside the Impeachment and Trial of
William Jefferson Clinton.
RC 51776.
by Peter Baker.
read by Butch Hoover.
4 cassettes.
Journalist details the role of congressmen and
White House staff in the late-1990s effort to
remove the American president from office for
high crimes and misdemeanors. Discusses the
political and cultural clashes that led to the
attempt and implications for future chief
executives. Some strong language. Bestseller
2000.
RC 51776.
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Word Court: Wherein Verbal Virtue Is Rewarded,
Crimes against the Language Are Punished, and
Poetic Justice Is Done.
RC 51784.
by Barbara Wallraff.
read by Kerry Cundiff.
2 cassettes.
A columnist and senior editor at the _Atlantic
Monthly_ tackles English-language style and
usage issues raised by readers. In essays
organized by topic, she addresses grammar and
vocabulary problems with humor and tact. She
strongly encourages rewriting for clarity and
provides much practical and specific advice.
2000.
RC 51784.
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The "What's Happening to My Body?" Book for
Boys: A Growing-Up Guide for Parents and Sons.
RC 51792.
by Lynda Madaras.
read by Gary Tipton.
2 cassettes.
Provides an overview of puberty and discusses
changes that take place in a boy's shape, size,
reproductive organs, sexuality, hygiene
requirements, and health concerns. Also
discusses puberty in girls. Updated edition of
_RC 24373_. For junior and senior high and older
readers. 2000.
RC 51792.
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The Eternal Darkness: A Personal History of
Deep-Sea Exploration.
RC 51796.
by Robert D. Ballard.
read by Butch Hoover.
2 cassettes.
Ballard draws on some thirty years of personal
experience on marine expeditions to retrace the
steps of pioneers who first explored the ocean
depths. He conveys the excitement of scientific
discovery and tells how deep-sea craft required
for visiting the bottom of the ocean were
developed. 2000.
RC 51796.
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Teen Power Politics: Make Yourself Heard.
RC 51800.
by Sara Jane Boyers.
read by Erin Jones.
1 cassette.
Explains the concept of a democracy, the history
of voting rights in America, the election
process including the electoral college, and the
importance of becoming an informed citizen.
Encourages teens to participate in their
community and to become politically active. For
junior and senior high and older readers. 2000.
RC 51800.
##
The Great American Tax Dodge: How Spiraling
Fraud and Avoidance Are Killing Fairness,
Destroying the Income Tax, and Costing You.
RC 51805.
by Donald L. Barlett and James B. Steele.
read by Randy Atcher.
2 cassettes.
Two Pulitzer Prize-winning writers describe the
fraud and inequities they perceive in the
American tax system. They argue that tax laws
should be revised and simplified, maintaining
that a double standard applied to citizens in
different income brackets allows the rich to
evade responsibility for their fair share. 2000.
RC 51805.
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The "What's Happening to My Body?" Book for
Girls: A Growing-Up Guide for Parents and
Daughters.
RC 51806.
by Lynda Madaras.
read by Sharon Murray.
2 cassettes.
Provides an overview of puberty and discusses
changes that take place in a girl's shape, size,
reproductive organs, menstrual cycle, and
sexuality. Also discusses puberty in boys.
Updated edition of _RC 30633_. For junior and
senior high and older readers. 2000.
RC 51806.
##
If the Gods Had Meant Us to Vote They Would Have
Given Us Candidates: More Political Subversion.
RC 51808.
by Jim Hightower.
read by Jack Fox.
3 cassettes.
Radio talk show host seriocomically dissects
American politics, including the 2000
presidential race, and finds much lacking.
Exhorts people to demand change by eliminating
corporate influence on the parties and taking
control locally. Fumes against globalization,
lobbyists, and the sameness of Democrats and
Republicans. 2000.
RC 51808.
##
The Second Creation: Dolly and the Age of
Biological Control.
RC 51809.
by Ian Wilmut and others.
read by Butch Hoover.
3 cassettes.
A science writer and the two researchers who
cloned the sheep known as Dolly trace the
history of cell biology and embryology and
explain the hypotheses and experiments that led
to the birth. Explores potential impacts in
agriculture and medicine, as well as moral and
political implications. 2000.
RC 51809.
##
Millions of Monarchs, Bunches of Beetles: How
Bugs Find Strength in Numbers.
RC 51816.
by Gilbert Waldbauer.
read by Butch Hoover.
2 cassettes.
A professor of entomology examines how the basic
needs of insects are served by group living.
Covers such topics as the insects' defense
against predators, their coping with adverse
weather, procuring food, and mating. Also
discusses the formation of cooperating groups by
insects of two or more species. 2000.
RC 51816.
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Assess Your True Risk of Breast Cancer.
RC 51819.
by Patricia T. Kelly.
read by Patricia McDermott.
2 cassettes.
A medical geneticist provides tools and
information to help women assess breast cancer
risks, explains how to plan a breast health-care
program, and discusses the emotional impact of
the topic. Covers genetic testing, benign breast
disease, heredity factors, understanding
statistics, and navigating the medical system.
2000.
RC 51819.
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Iceman: Uncovering the Life and Times of a
Prehistoric Man Found in an Alpine Glacier.
RC 51820.
by Brenda Fowler.
read by Richard Hauenstein.
3 cassettes.
A journalist reports the major archeological
discovery of a five-thousand-year-old corpse
with a cache of artifacts on the Austrian-
Italian border. Discusses the mixture of
scientific research and conjecture surrounding
this find and the political squabble over
ownership. 2000.
RC 51820.
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Cook Right 4 Your Type: The Practical Kitchen
Companion to _Eat Right 4 Your Type_; Including
More than Two Hundred Original Recipes, as Well
as Individualized Thirty-Day Meal Plans for
Staying Healthy, Living Longer, and Achieving
Your Ideal Weight.
RC 51822.
by Peter J. D'Adamo.
read by Kerry Cundiff.
3 cassettes.
The doctor/author of the bestselling _Eat Right
4 Your Type (RC 46076)_ explains how to set up a
nutritional program based on your blood type.
1998.
RC 51822.
##
Overcoming Macular Degeneration: A Guide to
Seeing beyond the Clouds.
RC 51826.
by Yale Solomon.
read by Butch Hoover.
1 cassette.
The author is an ophthalmologist specializing in
macular degeneration who was diagnosed with the
condition in one eye in 1990 and the other eye
in 1997. He uses this combination of experiences
to provide detailed information, advice, and
reassurance in this guide for others with the
disease. 2000.
RC 51826.
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The Female Stress Syndrome Survival Guide.
RC 51828.
by Georgia Witkin.
read by Ann Hodapp.
2 cassettes.
Explains how women experience stress differently
from men and provides techniques and problem-
solving skills to reduce it. Includes examples
of dealing with family life (including teenagers
and mates), common work problems, sexual
difficulties, and aging--along with other
unavoidable everyday tensions. 2000.
RC 51828.
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Molly Brown: Unraveling the Myth.
RC 51829.
by Kristen Iversen.
read by Mitzi Friedlander.
3 cassettes.
A biography of Margaret Tobin Brown (1867-1932),
the Denver society matron who survived the
sinking of the _Titanic_ in 1912. Reconstructs
events on the ship and in the lifeboats.
Separates fact from fiction in portraying
"Molly" as a real person and renowned human-
rights activist. 1999.
RC 51829.
##
Mind of the Raven: Investigations and Adventures
with Wolf-Birds.
RC 51831.
by Bernd Heinrich.
read by Fred Major.
3 cassettes.
A biologist's study of raven behavior and the
apparent motivations for the birds' adaptive
responses. Based on personal observation, his
experiences raising young ravens taken from the
wild, and numerous field experiments, Heinrich
blends science with informed speculation about
the intelligence of the species. 1999.
RC 51831.
##
Think like a Cat: How to Raise a Well-Adjusted
Cat--Not a Sour Puss.
RC 51832.
by Pam Johnson-Bennett.
read by Ann Hodapp.
3 cassettes.
A behaviorist presents a step-by-step guide,
using behavior modification and play therapy, to
help cat owners build an acceptable relationship
with their pets. Suggests that understanding a
feline's instincts may promote positive conduct.
Provides advice on grooming, traveling, and
stopping aggression and destructive chewing.
2000.
RC 51832.
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Spies and Commandos: How America Lost the Secret
War in North Vietnam.
RC 51833.
by Kenneth Conboy and Dale Andradé.
read by Lou Harpenau.
3 cassettes.
Examines America's covert operations in North
Vietnam, which were initiated by the CIA in 1960
and expanded by the Defense Department in 1964.
Concludes that the commandos who infiltrated
enemy lines were captured, killed, or returned
with false information, because of their own
deficient knowledge and their opponent's
vigilance. 2000.
RC 51833.
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The Balkans: A Short History.
RC 51846.
by Mark Mazower.
read by Ken Kliban.
2 cassettes.
The author of _Dark Continent: Europe's
Twentieth Century (RC 49031)_ reassesses the
area of southeastern Europe known as the
Balkans. Explains how centuries of peaceful
coexistence between diverse religious and
cultural populations exploded into nationalist
violence following the breakup of the Ottoman
empire. 2000.
RC 51846.
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The Rise and Rule of Tamerlane.
RC 51847.
by Beatrice Forbes Manz.
read by Peter Johnson.
2 cassettes.
Traces the life and times of Tamerlane, a
fourteenth-century nomadic conqueror who used
the power of his personality to rule over the
ruins of the Mongol Empire in central Asia.
Discusses the successful merging of ancient
traditions and political developments that led
to his success. 1989.
RC 51847.
##
Through the Eye of the Deer: An Anthology of
Native American Women Writers.
RC 51850.
edited by Carolyn Dunn and Carol Comfort.
read by Catherine Byers.
2 cassettes.
A collection of prose pieces and poems, often
retelling traditional tales in a twentieth-
century context. Authors include women of
American Indian descent--Joy Harjo, Linda Hogan,
Louise Erdrich, and others. Many selections rely
on the animal world and nature for themes or
settings. 1999.
RC 51850.
##
Ho Chi Minh.
RC 51853.
by William J. Duiker.
read by Peter Johnson.
6 cassettes.
Sympathetic biography of Vietnamese Communist
leader known as Ho Chi Minh (1890-1969), who led
the revolutionary movement against Japanese,
French, and American dominance in Southeast Asia
until his death six years before the Vietnam War
ended. Interprets Ho's lifelong quest for
national independence and social and economic
justice. 2000.
RC 51853.
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Empty Promises: And Other True Cases; Ann Rule's
Crime Files, Volume 7.
RC 51901.
by Ann Rule.
read by Kristin Allison.
3 cassettes.
Collection of ten cases that focus on victims
betrayed by killers who made pledges they never
intended to honor. In the title piece, a young
wife disappears and years pass before her
parents and the police can find evidence that
points toward her controlling husband. Some
violence. Bestseller 2001.
RC 51901.
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"Is Our Children Learning?" The Case against
George W. Bush.
RC 51902.
by Paul Begala.
read by Jim Zeiger.
1 cassette.
Partisan criticism of President George W. Bush
by a Democratic party political advisor, using
quotations from Bush's speeches during his Texas
governorship and the 2000 presidential campaign.
Examines Bush's record in Texas on such issues
as education, the environment, gun control, the
death penalty, and taxes. Some strong language.
Bestseller 2000.
RC 51902.
##
The Ten Things You Can't Say in America.
RC 51905.
by Larry Elder.
read by Jake Williams.
3 cassettes.
Conservative African American talk-show host
deplores the victimization of blacks based on
race and analyzes myths that he suggests are
perpetuated by politicians in order to retain
power. Also blames liberal media and black
leaders for creating artificial problems rather
than addressing serious issues like
illegitimacy. Some strong language. Bestseller
2000.
RC 51905.
##
Life Is So Good.
RC 51912.
by George Dawson and Richard Glaubman.
read by Bob Askey.
2 cassettes.
A 101-year-old laborer who learned to read at
age 98 chronicles his life in the South and
provides a personal retrospective on the African
American past. In collaboration with a history
teacher, Dawson recalls significant developments
of the twentieth century, including the advent
of two world wars. 2000.
RC 51912.
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Asian American Dreams: The Emergence of an
American People.
RC 51913.
by Helen Zia.
read by Robin Miles.
3 cassettes.
Chinese American writer describes the history
and potential of the large diverse Asian
population in the United States. Explains how
fragmented, isolated ethnic groups--motivated by
hate crimes and stereotyping--transformed
themselves into a new political power. Some
strong language. 2000.
RC 51913.
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Liberace: An American Boy.
RC 51916.
by Darden Asbury Pyron.
read by Lewis Grenville.
5 cassettes.
Portrays the life of Midwestern musical prodigy
Wladziu Valentino Liberace (1919-1987),
assessing his influence on American culture.
Traces the pianist's childhood, career
development, and artistic achievements.
Discusses his homosexuality, his lovers, the
lawsuits, and his AIDS-related death. 2000.
RC 51916.
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The Astonishing Elephant.
RC 51923.
by Shana Alexander.
read by Catherine Byers.
2 cassettes.
A journalist chronicles her growing interest in
elephants beginning with her coverage of an
elephant's first live birth in captivity in
1962. She combines personal anecdotes with
historical and scientific facts to explore the
relationship between elephants and humans.
Discusses poaching and the possible extinction
of the species. 2000.
RC 51923.
##
A Garden in Lucca: Finding Paradise in Tuscany.
RC 51924.
by Paul Gervais.
read by Ken Kliban.
2 cassettes.
When the author moved with his friend Gil from
California to an Italian villa in 1982, he knew
little about gardening. He writes of becoming a
knowledgeable gardener and transforming an old,
half-abandoned garden into an acclaimed stop on
a horticultural tour. Some strong language.
2000.
RC 51924.
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Miles and Me.
RC 51929.
by Quincy Troupe.
read by Peter Jay Fernandez.
1 cassette.
Troupe documents his close relationship with
jazz great Miles Davis, who, even before they
met, was a role model for the author and his
friends. Portrays the trumpeter as "irascible,
contemptuous, brutally honest, and extremely
bad-tempered...also insecure...and proud of
being black." Companion to _Miles: The
Autobiography (RC 33198)_. Strong language.
2000.
RC 51929.
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Down and Out in Paris and London.
RC 51931.
by George Orwell.
read by John Horton.
2 cassettes.
Autobiographical account of time spent living in
the slums and working-class neighborhoods of
London and Paris, in sympathy with the poor.
Orwell describes dressing like a beggar and
having menial jobs; portrays the characters and
conditions he encountered on the streets and in
a charity hospital. 1933.
RC 51931.
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Ever After: Diana and the Life She Led.
RC 51935.
by Anne Edwards.
read by Lisette Lecat.
3 cassettes.
Recounts the Spencer family history and examines
how Diana's unhappy childhood affected her adult
life. Discusses the princess's relationships
with her family, her discovery of Charles's
infidelity--before their marriage, her position
within the troubled House of Windsor, her
divorce, her life afterward, and her untimely
death. 1999.
RC 51935.
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Cherry: A Memoir.
RC 51940.
by Mary Karr.
read by Martha Harmon Pardee.
2 cassettes.
Karr continues where she left off in _The Liars'
Club: A Memoir (RC 41154)_--as an adolescent
growing up in the 1970s. She describes
experimenting with sex and drugs in her small
Texas town and leaving home for California.
Strong language and some explicit descriptions
of sex. 2000.
RC 51940.
##
Black Elk Lives: Conversations with the Black
Elk Family.
RC 51948.
by Esther Black Elk DeSersa and others.
read by Bill Wallace.
1 cassette.
This companion to _Black Elk Speaks (RC 22552)_
records the reminiscences of his granddaughters
and family members concerning the Oglala Lakota
holy man Black Elk and his son Ben. The family
recall their years growing up on Pine Ridge
Reservation, their traditions, and how Black
Elk's legacy still affects them. 2000.
RC 51948.
##
Never Die Easy: The Autobiography of Walter
Payton.
RC 51949.
by Walter Payton.
read by Jake Williams.
2 cassettes.
Record-breaking NFL football player Walter
"Sweetness" Payton, who died of liver cancer in
1999, discusses growing up in Mississippi,
attending college, and staying positive through
cancer treatment. Supplemented with anecdotes
from his friends, family, and colleagues
recalling his work ethic, his humor, and his
generosity. 2000.
RC 51949.
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Ingenious Pursuits: Building the Scientific
Revolution.
RC 51956.
by Lisa Jardine.
read by Robert O'Keefe.
2 cassettes.
Explores the forces in the late seventeenth
century that laid the foundations for modern
scientific thought and practices. Traces the
development of such key discoveries as precise
time measurement, enhanced astronomical
observation, selective animal and plant
breeding, advanced techniques in navigation,
chemical substance analysis, and the mathematics
of naturally occurring curves. 1999.
RC 51956.
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Chances of a Lifetime.
RC 51988.
by Warren Christopher.
read by Butch Hoover.
2 cassettes.
Memoir by secretary of state in the Clinton
administration, who began his legal career as a
law clerk for Supreme Court justice William O.
Douglas in 1949. Christopher describes his life
in public service, which included roles in the
Johnson and Carter administrations, and
discusses the numerous crises he's witnessed.
Bestseller 2001.
RC 51988.
##
The Head Game: Baseball Seen from the Pitcher's
Mound.
RC 51995.
by Roger Kahn.
read by Roy Avers.
2 cassettes.
Author of _The Boys of Summer (RC 16430)_
discusses the psychology and physics of baseball
pitching, as well as some of the major
personalities immortalized in the history of the
sport. 2000.
RC 51995.
##
Combat Medic: Stories of a Combat Medic, Co. K,
7th Infantry Regiment, the Third Infantry
Division, during World War II in Europe.
RC 51996.
by Isadore Valenti.
read by Randy Atcher.
2 cassettes.
War memoir by soldier who grew up in the coal
mining country of western Pennsylvania. Recalled
into the army in 1941, Valenti became a medic
and saw action in Africa, Italy, France,
Germany, and Austria. He experienced the end of
the war at Hitler's chalet in the Alps. 1998.
RC 51996.
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Della's Web: A True Story of Marriage and
Murder.
RC 51997.
by Aphrodite Jones.
read by Jill Fox.
2 cassettes.
Cincinnati, 1996. Heart surgeon Darryl Sutorius
is found dead. His new wife, Dante--whom the
doctor met through a dating service--is under
suspicion. As police investigate, they learn of
the widow's four previous husbands and her own
family's fears. Strong language and some
descriptions of sex. 1998.
RC 51997.
##
The Future of Success.
RC 51999.
by Robert B. Reich.
read by Lou Harpenau.
2 cassettes.
Scholar and former labor secretary examines the
technologically advanced economy and its effects
on Americans' lives. Explains how communication,
transportation, and information technologies
offer individuals growth opportunities but
endanger traditional community and family
structures as smaller, flexible companies
replace the stable large corporations that have
heretofore provided steady jobs and dependable
benefits. Bestseller 2000.
RC 51999.
##
Your Heart's Desire: Instructions for Creating
the Life You Really Want.
RC 52004.
by Sonia Choquette.
read by Patricia McDermott.
2 cassettes.
Using examples drawn from her students and
clients, a teacher interprets spiritual laws and
suggests applications. Proposes nine creative
principles for achieving miracles, joy, a sense
of abundance, security, and peace. Reflects on
Jesus' and Buddha's influences in her life.
Provides a step-by-step approach to experiencing
God's love. 1997.
RC 52004.
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A Region Not Home: Reflections from Exile.
RC 52007.
by James Alan McPherson.
read by Barry Bernson.
2 cassettes.
Essays on the Pulitzer Prize winner's pursuits,
from the segregated South to Morris Brown
College, Harvard Law School, the University of
Virginia, and the Iowa Writers' Workshop.
Reflects on his love for his daughter, the
experiences of Americans, life's sorrows and
delights, and works by other authors. Some
strong language. 2000.
RC 52007.
##
Amazing Grace: Autobiography of a Survivor.
RC 52017.
by Grace Halloran.
read by Janis Gray.
2 cassettes.
Recounts the life of Californian Grace Halloran,
who was diagnosed at age twenty-three with
retinitis pigmentosa, a genetic eye disorder
leading to blindness. Learning that her newborn
son could also become blind, Halloran dedicated
her life to discovering ways to preserve and
strengthen sight. 1993.
RC 52017.
##
The Big E: The Story of the USS _Enterprise_.
RC 52020.
by Edward P. Stafford.
read by Jack Fox.
4 cassettes.
History of the battles fought in the Pacific by
this naval aircraft carrier and its crew during
World War II. Reports on participation at Santa
Cruz, Kwajalein, Philippine Sea, Leyte Gulf, Iwo
Jima, and Okinawa, among other sites. 1962.
RC 52020.
##
April 1865: The Month That Saved America.
RC 52027.
by Jay Winik.
read by Roy Avers.
3 cassettes.
In April 1865, as the war ends, the Confederate
capital--Richmond--lies in ruins, Generals
Robert E. Lee and Joe Johnston surrender their
armies, and President Abraham Lincoln is
assassinated. Remarkably, the author contends,
the nation survives. Analyzes the reasons for
the unusually successful conclusion to a
republic's civil war. Bestseller 2001.
RC 52027.
##
Living in the State of Stuck: How Assistive
Technology Impacts the Lives of People with
Disabilities.
RC 52064.
by Marcia J. Scherer.
read by John Hammock.
2 cassettes.
Provides an overview of the issues surrounding
people with disabilities and assistive
technology. Discusses how the equipment affects
the individual and how to successfully match
them. Uses vignettes to describe those who use
devices and those who tried and abandoned them.
2000.
RC 52064.
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Niccolò's Smile: A Biography of Machiavelli.
RC 52078.
by Maurizio Viroli.
read by David Elias.
2 cassettes.
Biography of the Italian Renaissance statesman
Niccolò Machiavelli (1469-1527), a native of
Florence and author of _The Prince (RC 39689)_.
Discusses his life amid turbulent times, his
political beliefs, and his ultimate fall from
power, as well as the near-universal
misunderstanding of his philosophy. 2000.
RC 52078.
##
Darkling I Listen: The Last Days and Death of
John Keats.
RC 52079.
by John Evangelist Walsh.
read by Corrie James.
2 cassettes.
Chronicle of the last hundred days of John
Keats's life, when the twenty-five-year-old
English poet fought, and then succumbed to,
consumption. Examines his unrealized ambitions,
his views on religion, and the nature of the
disease that killed him. Postulates that the
composer's love for Fanny Brawne inspired his
literary works. 1999.
RC 52079.
##
All the Daring of the Soldier: Women of the
Civil War Armies.
RC 52080.
by Elizabeth D. Leonard.
read by Faith Potts.
2 cassettes.
Chronicle of women who served in the Union and
Confederate armies in the field during the Civil
War, either as spies, "mascots," or disguised as
men. Explores the motivation behind the women's
actions, the practical aspects involved, and the
consequences of discovery. Also looks at earlier
examples from the Revolutionary War. 1999.
RC 52080.
##
Roosevelt and Churchill: Men of Secrets.
RC 52092.
by David Stafford.
read by Bill Wallace.
3 cassettes.
Explores the relationship between the United
States president Franklin Roosevelt and the
British prime minister Winston Churchill before
and during the Second World War. Explains how
the two leaders shared intelligence secrets,
bribed Spain to remain neutral, and trusted each
other despite conflicting postwar national
interests. 1999.
RC 52092.
##
In Harm's Way: The Sinking of the USS
_Indianapolis_ and the Extraordinary Story of
Its Survivors.
RC 52097.
by Doug Stanton.
read by Bob Moore.
2 cassettes.
Recounts the events of July 30, 1945, when a
Japanese submarine torpedoed the USS
_Indianapolis_, and the subsequent failure of
the navy to begin a timely rescue of its crew.
Relates the survivors' tales of the ordeal and
the tragic destiny of its captain years later.
Bestseller 2001.
RC 52097.
##
The Flâneur: A Stroll through the Paradoxes of
Paris.
RC 52108.
by Edmund White.
read by Robert Blumenfeld.
1 cassette.
Novelist, critic, and biographer White, who
moved to Paris in 1983, describes his wanderings
through the city's arrondissements, including
districts congenial to writers, African
Americans, Jews, artists, gays and lesbians, and
royalists. A _flâneur_ is someone who strolls
about a city with no specific purpose, yet is
attuned to its history and character.
Bestseller 2001.
RC 52108.
##
The Courage to Hope: From Black Suffering to
Human Redemption.
RC 52124.
edited by Quinton Hosford Dixie and Cornel West.
read by Bill Wallace.
2 cassettes.
Essays compiled in honor of scholar and preacher
James Melvin Washington explore a theological
belief system based on African American
religious experiences and American culture.
Encourages people to pursue spiritual
unification and to transcend the social,
economic, and racial identities that divide
them. 1999.
RC 52124.
##
Secrets of the Baby Whisperer: How to Calm,
Connect, and Communicate with Your Baby.
RC 52161.
by Tracy Hogg.
read by Anne Flosnik.
2 cassettes.
A neonatal nurse advocates methods for parents
to gain insights into their baby's needs.
E.A.S.Y. is Hogg's acronym for a recommended
structured routine of Eating, Activity,
Sleeping, and time for You; S.L.O.W. is a
reminder to Stop, Listen, Observe, and evaluate
What's up with the infant. Bestseller 2001.
RC 52161.
##
Enemy at the Gates: The Battle for Stalingrad.
RC 52163.
by William Craig.
read by Mark Ashby.
3 cassettes.
Historical account of a pivotal World War II
battle: the 1943 surrender of the elite German
Sixth Army to the Russians at Stalingrad.
Describes the incredible march of the German
army across southern Russia and the equally
amazing victory of the Soviet army. Bestseller
1973.
RC 52163.
##
Ordinary People, Extraordinary Wealth: The 8
Secrets of How 5,000 Ordinary Americans Became
Successful Investors, and How You Can Too.
RC 52164.
by Ric Edelman.
read by Rick Rohan.
2 cassettes.
After studying the practices of thousands of
financially successful Americans, a renowned
financial advisor reveals eight fundamental
strategies these investors share. The techniques
for attaining wealth include turning a mortgage
into a wealth-enhancing program and maximizing
employer-sponsored retirement plans. Bestseller
2000.
RC 52164.
##
One Last Time: A Psychic Medium Speaks to Those
We Have Loved and Lost.
RC 52165.
by John Edward.
read by Terence Aselford.
2 cassettes.
Author Edward, who claims to possess psychic
powers, discusses the discovery and development
of his ability to communicate with the dead. He
advises others who may wish to tune in to their
own special abilities and includes numerous
accounts of his experiences as a medium.
Bestseller 1998.
RC 52165.
##
American Terrorist: Timothy McVeigh and the
Oklahoma City Bombing.
RC 52166.
by Lou Michel and Dan Herbeck.
read by Gary Telles.
4 cassettes.
Account of the bombing of the federal building
in Oklahoma City by Timothy McVeigh on April 19,
1995. In addition to prison interviews with
McVeigh, the authors document his childhood,
military career, and drifter lifestyle in an
attempt to fathom his motives and personality.
Some strong language. Bestseller 2001.
RC 52166.
##
The Dark Side of the Light Chasers: Reclaiming
Your Power, Creativity, Brilliance, and Dreams.
RC 52168.
by Debbie Ford.
read by Kimberly Schraf.
2 cassettes.
A guidebook with exercises that encourages
readers to uncover their shortcomings through a
process of self-discovery and transform them to
hidden strengths. Ford maintains that most
people try to mask the thoughts, feelings, and
aspects of their behavior that they feel are
socially unacceptable, rather than striving to
develop harmonious self-acceptance. Some strong
language. Bestseller 1998.
RC 52168.
##
Blind Fate.
RC 52169.
by Pierre Nubar.
read by Christopher Walker.
1 cassette.
Memoir of a blind Frenchman, who came to the
United States in 1953. Nubar recalls his years
in an orphanage in Marseilles, coming to America
seeking medical treatment for his deteriorating
eyesight, and how a policeman from his past
changed his fortune. 2000.
RC 52169.
##
French Lessons: Adventures with Knife, Fork, and
Corkscrew.
RC 52170.
by Peter Mayle.
read by David Cutler.
2 cassettes.
Mayle describes how he was introduced to the
pleasures of French culinary art at age
nineteen. Living in the French countryside, he
explores the small, out-of-the-way restaurants
and local village markets. He participates in
annual festivals and eats in three-star Michelin
restaurants, all the while writing about his
appreciation of French food. Bestseller 2001.
RC 52170.
##
Off Camera: Private Thoughts Made Public.
RC 52172.
by Ted Koppel.
read by Gregory Gorton.
2 cassettes.
Koppel presents in journal form "snapshots of
the twentieth century's final year, and some
memories and observations it triggered." He
includes well-known public events, such as
Clinton's impeachment and the war in Kosovo, but
he also reflects on his childhood in England and
offers glimpses into his family's private life.
2000.
RC 52172.
##
The Well-Fed Writer: Financial Self-Sufficiency
as a Freelance Writer in Six Months or Less.
RC 52173.
by Peter Bowerman.
read by Christopher Walker.
2 cassettes.
Provides a step-by-step guide to building a
successful freelance writing career. Maintains
that anyone can become a financially independent
writer in a short period of time. Surveys the
variety of projects that are outsourced by
corporations and offers marketing and customer-
service strategies. Includes samples of
promotional materials. 2000.
RC 52173.
##
Interviews and Encounters with Stanley Kunitz.
RC 52177.
by Stanley Kunitz.
read by Rick Rohan.
2 cassettes.
A compilation of essays about and interviews
with the twentieth-century American poet,
editor, teacher, and translator. Many are by
young poets who studied with Kunitz, providing
insights into both his private and public
concerns. Includes an appendix of discussed
poems. 1993.
RC 52177.
##
The Murder of Biggie Smalls.
RC 52184.
by Cathy Scott.
read by Bob Moore.
2 cassettes.
Describes the rivalry between East and West
Coast "gangsta" rap musicians that leads to
murder. Chronicles the life of rap artist Biggie
Smalls and his successful career under the
guidance of Sean "Puffy" Combs. Smalls was
murdered a few months after rival Tupac Shakur.
Strong language and some violence. 2000.
RC 52184.
##
A Goose in Toulouse: And Other Culinary
Adventures in France.
RC 52188.
by Mort Rosenblum.
read by Ted Stoddard.
3 cassettes.
American journalist Rosenblum, who moved to
France in 1977 and stayed on, describes the
people and cuisines of his adopted country. He
recounts his extensive travels, his visits with
the locals to learn about their finest regional
specialities, and his conversations about the
appalling rise of fast-food restaurants. 2000.
RC 52188.
##
The Race to the White Continent.
RC 52189.
by Alan Gurney.
read by Mark Ashby.
3 cassettes.
Discusses the competing American, British, and
French sailing expeditions in the 1830s to the
then still unexplored continent of Antarctica.
Explains the background of the national
rivalries and depicts the personalities of the
major figures involved. 2000.
RC 52189.
##
Off the Planet: Surviving Five Perilous Months
aboard the Space Station _Mir_.
RC 52197.
by Jerry M. Linenger.
read by Steven Carpenter.
2 cassettes.
An American astronaut's personal account of his
1997 mission on the deteriorating Russian space
station. Covers his training, his stay on the
_Mir_, and his reactions upon returning to
Earth. He vividly describes surviving a near-
fatal fire and the physically hazardous
conditions and psychological difficulties
endured with good humor and ingenuity. 2000.
RC 52197.
##
Dale Earnhardt: Remembering the Intimidator.
RC 52198.
.
read by Brian Conn.
1 cassette.
Describes the fatal last race of the legendary
NASCAR driver on February 18, 2001, during the
Daytona 500. Eleven articles briefly trace
Earnhardt's life and highlights of his long and
successful career--including seven Winston Cups-
-as well as his legacy. Bestseller
RC 52198.
##
Life Makeovers: Fifty-Two Practical and
Inspiring Ways to Improve Your Life One Week at
a Time.
RC 52200.
by Cheryl Richardson.
read by Kerry Cundiff.
1 cassette.
Author of _Take Time for Your Life (RC 50519)_
offers week-by-week suggestions for setting
priorities, redefining success, and taking
action to make necessary changes. Topics include
financial, emotional, and physical adjustments
that can lead to greater contentment and
personal growth. Lists web sites, contacts, and
additional resources. Bestseller 2000.
RC 52200.
##
Longaberger: An American Success Story.
RC 52201.
by Dave Longaberger.
read by John Polk.
2 cassettes.
Longaberger (1934-1999), who did not graduate
from high school until he was twenty-one because
he stuttered and had epilepsy and a learning
disorder, explains how he created a $700 million
business that began by selling his father's
handmade baskets in 1973. Includes the eighteen
management principles he practiced in his
company. Bestseller 1999.
RC 52201.
##
My Cat Spit McGee.
RC 52219.
by Willie Morris.
read by Jack Fox.
1 cassette.
Mississippi author of _My Dog Skip (RC 41612)_
recalls how he had to overcome his fear of cats
when his beloved fiancée wanted one. On
Christmas Eve, the family took in a stray who
later had kittens--one with two different eye
colors. 1999.
RC 52219.
##
Napalm and Silly Putty.
RC 52283.
by George Carlin.
read by Gregory Gorton.
2 cassettes.
The comedian, who also wrote _Brain Droppings
(RC 44750)_, continues with a collection of zany
one-liners, observations on modern life, and
loony lists. Strong language and some explicit
descriptions of sex. Bestseller 2001.
RC 52283.
##
The Prayer of Jabez: Breaking Through to the
Blessed Life.
RC 52284.
by Bruce H. Wilkinson.
read by Bob Moore.
1 cassette.
The founder of Walk Thru the Bible Ministries
discusses the prayer of Jabez from 1 Chronicles
4:9-10. Wilkinson addresses each line of the
petition, supporting his conclusions with
anecdotes. He encourages readers to ask God to
bless them daily to ensure that they receive his
best. Bestseller 2000.
RC 52284.
##
Secrets of the Vine: Breaking Through to
Abundance.
RC 52285.
by Bruce Wilkinson.
read by Bob Moore.
1 cassette.
In this sequel to _The Prayer of Jabez (RC
52284)_, Wilkinson encourages individuals to
make the best use of God's blessings. Citing
verses from the biblical John 15, he illustrates
four levels of "fruit bearing" through which
people can move to reach their full potential in
God. Bestseller 2001.
RC 52285.
##
Motivated Minds: Raising Children to Love
Learning.
RC 52300.
by Deborah Stipek and Kathy Seal.
read by Barbara Pinolini.
2 cassettes.
Strategies that parents can employ to instill a
lifelong love of learning in their children from
infancy to elementary school age. Suggests ways
to increase self-motivation without the need of
bribery and excessive praise. Also includes
information on selecting a school. Bestseller
2001.
RC 52300.
##
Oh No! Not Another Problem: A Practical Approach
to Solve Day-to-Day Problems.
RC 52303.
by Jeanette A. Griver and Michele W. Vodrey.
read by Barbara Pinolini.
1 cassette.
Authors advocate the use of "operational
analysis"--a formula designed to help people
solve problems. Rather than looking at a
situation in general terms, they suggest
categorizing it in measurable dimensions: who,
what, when, where, how, why, and costs. Provides
a ten-step guide to using this technique for
troubleshooting. Bestseller 2000.
RC 52303.
##
The New Geography: How the Digital Revolution Is
Reshaping the American Landscape.
RC 52307.
by Joel Kotkin.
read by John Hammock.
2 cassettes.
Analyzes how the technology economy has enabled
businesses to move away from their traditional
bases and relocate to aesthetically pleasing
communities the author calls "nerdistans" and
"Valhallas." Examines residential and commercial
landscapes and possible future scenarios.
Bestseller 2000.
RC 52307.
##
Killing Pablo: The Hunt for the World's Greatest
Outlaw.
RC 52308.
by Mark Bowden.
read by Mark Ashby.
2 cassettes.
The author of _Black Hawk Down (RC 48028)_
chronicles the crimes of Colombian drug lord
Pablo Escobar, his Medellín cocaine cartel, and
his influence on his country. Describes
Escobar's imprisonment, escape, enemies, and the
American involvement with death squads that
sought revenge. Violence and strong language.
Bestseller 2001.
RC 52308.
##
The First Week with My New iMac: A Very Basic
Guide for Mature Adults and Everyone Else Who
Wants to "Get Connected".
RC 52310.
by Pamela R. Lessing.
read by Renee Dutton-O'Hara.
2 cassettes.
Provides step-by-step instructions for beginners
with iMac computers for using e-mail, the
Internet, word processing, compact disks (CDs),
and computer games. Also includes prepurchasing
advice. 2000.
RC 52310.
##
Parcells: A Biography.
RC 52322.
by Bill Gutman.
read by Gregory Gorton.
3 cassettes.
Biography of the professional football coach who
went to three Super Bowls and won two before
retiring in 1999. Traces Bill Parcells's career
with the New York Giants, the New York Jets, and
the New England Patriots--along with the faults
and attributes of the "guy from Jersey." 2000.
RC 52322.
##
Kilroy Was Here: The Best American Humor from
World War II.
RC 52548.
edited by Charles Osgood.
read by Peter Gil.
1 cassette.
Radio and television anchorman edits and
introduces a collection of essays, jokes, and
poems from the Second World War. Includes "A
Dictionary of American Military Slang 1941-
1944"; spoofs featuring Artie Greengroin, Pfc.;
and selections from _Yank_ magazine and the
_Reader's Digest_'s regular "Humor in Uniform"
feature. Some strong language. 2001.
RC 52548.
##
Taliban: Militant Islam, Oil, and Fundamentalism
in Central Asia.
RC 52899.
by Ahmed Rashid.
read by Ken Kliban.
3 cassettes.
Journalist with twenty years of experience
covering Afghanistan discusses the origin and
rise of the Taliban and its fundamentalist
interpretations of Islam, especially regarding
gender and drugs. Explains the importance of
Afghanistan's energy resources for the region
and the country's problems with smuggling, civil
war, and lack of social services. 2000.
RC 52899.
##
The New Jackals: Ramzi Yousef, Osama bin Laden,
and the Future of Terrorism.
RC 52900.
by Simon Reeve.
read by Ralph Lowenstein.
3 cassettes.
British journalist traces the capture of
Pakistan-born Muslim extremist Ramzi Yousef, who
masterminded the 1993 bombing of the World Trade
Center, among other crimes. Examines Yousef's
relationship to Osama bin Laden, the creation of
the al Qaeda terrorist network, and the dangers
of jihad against the West. 1999.
RC 52900.
##
Reaping the Whirlwind: The Taliban Movement in
Afghanistan.
RC 52901.
by Michael Griffin.
read by Roy Avers.
3 cassettes.
Analyzes the nature of politics and tribal
rivalries in Afghanistan when the U.S.S.R.
retreated in 1989 and the Muslim fundamentalists
assumed power. Summarizes the rise of the
Taliban rulers through the 2000 bombing of the
USS _Cole_ in Yemen. Discusses American failure
to recognize the threat of Osama bin Laden's
network. 2001.
RC 52901.
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_Cassettes Fiction_
The Hobbit; or, There and Back Again.
RC 48978.
by J.R.R. Tolkien.
read by Carole Jordan Stewart.
2 cassettes (Reissue).
The wandering wizard Gandalf recruits Bilbo
Baggins, a Hobbit, to be the fourteenth member
of an expedition. Hobbits prefer comfort to
adventures, but Bilbo joins the quest and
encounters many perils, including a dragon. For
junior and senior high readers. 1966.
RC 48978.
##
Down by the River Where the Dead Men Go.
RC 49537.
by George P. Pelecanos.
read by Conrad Feininger.
2 cassettes.
Nick Stefanos, alcoholic Washington, D.C.,
bartender, is also a private investigator. While
on a bender, he ends up in a park and witnesses
a murder. The police seem uninterested in a dead
black teenager, so Nick delves into the drug and
porno underworld with the help of another PI,
Jack LaDuke. Strong language and violence. 1995.
RC 49537.
##
Signal--Close Action! Richard Bolitho Novels,
Volume 12.
RC 49928.
by Alexander Kent.
read by Jim Zeiger.
3 cassettes (Reissue).
In a bold attempt to forestall Napoleon's war
effort, newly promoted Commodore Bolitho and his
squadron engage ships of the French and Spanish
fleets in gallant and bloody sea encounters.
Sequel to _The Flag Captain (RC 49927)_. 1974.
RC 49928.
##
The Inshore Squadron: Richard Bolitho Novels,
Volume 13.
RC 49929.
by Alexander Kent.
read by Jim Zeiger.
2 cassettes (Reissue).
In 1800, Richard Bolitho, one of His Majesty's
ablest seamen, is appointed rear admiral and
assumes command of his own squadron. As war
spreads from Europe to the Baltic, he realizes
that his experiences have ill-prepared him for
the intricate world of power politics. Sequel to
_Signal--Close Action! (RC 49928)_. 1978.
RC 49929.
##
A Tradition of Victory: Richard Bolitho Novels,
Volume 14.
RC 49930.
by Alexander Kent.
read by Jim Zeiger.
2 cassettes (Reissue).
1801. Rear Admiral Richard Bolitho has come home
to marry Belinda Laidlaw, but aged Admiral
Beauchamp needs him at sea to help show
Britain's strength and determination against the
French. Thus, Bolitho finds himself torn between
public duty and personal desires. Sequel to _The
Inshore Squadron (RC 49929)_. 1981.
RC 49930.
##
Colours Aloft! Richard Bolitho Novels, Volume
16.
RC 49931.
by Alexander Kent.
read by Jim Zeiger.
2 cassettes.
1803. The newly knighted and now Vice Admiral
Sir Richard Bolitho sets sail for the
Mediterranean aboard the _Argonaute_, which he
captured from French Admiral Jobert--now his
sworn enemy. But Bolitho also has some personal
concerns that require his attention. Sequel to
_Success to the Brave (RC 20529)_. 1986.
RC 49931.
##
Contrary Mary.
RC 50213.
by Temple Bailey.
read by Margaret Strom.
2 cassettes.
The Ballard siblings, Mary, Constance, and
Barry, live in an old house in Washington, D.C.
With Constance getting married, their aunts,
Isabelle and Frances, want Mary to close up the
house. However, Mary feels responsible for
Barry, so she has taken the bold step of renting
the Tower Room to a gentleman. 1914.
RC 50213.
##
You Can't Go Home Again.
RC 50279.
by Thomas Wolfe.
read by L.J. Ganser.
5 cassettes (Reissue).
Bitter and nostalgic, Wolfe's sequel to _The Web
and the Rock (RC 50278)_ continues the story of
George Webber, now a successful novelist but
unsuccessful lover. He returns home to old
Catawba, only to be sadly disillusioned by the
discovery that everything he once loved there no
longer exists. 1934.
RC 50279.
##
The Brothers Karamazov.
RC 50370.
by Fyodor Dostoevsky.
read by Ken Kliban.
8 cassettes in 2 containers.
The melodramatic tale of Fyodor Karamazov and
his sons: Alyosha, Dmitri, Ivan, and the
illegitimate Smerdyakov. The death of the father
and conflicts of faith are key themes in this
panorama of nineteenth-century Russia. Acclaimed
1990 translation by Richard Pevear and Larissa
Volokhonsky of the 1879-1880 original Russian
publication. 1992.
RC 50370.
##
Valley of the Dolls.
RC 50906.
by Jacqueline Susann.
read by Kimberly Schraf.
4 cassettes (Reissue).
New York City, 1945. Three beautiful young
women--Anne, Neely, and Jennifer--become best
friends as each seeks success in the world of
show business. Their dependence on pills,
referred to as dolls, becomes their way of
coping with life. Explicit descriptions of sex.
1966.
RC 50906.
##
Twice Bitten.
RC 50970.
by Gerald Hammond.
read by Phil Regensdorf.
2 cassettes.
Scottish kennel owner John Cunningham is
suspected in the murder of one of his
assistant's boyfriends, as Cunningham had
refused to be blackmailed by the deceased.
Somehow, the crime is connected with a gun-shy
dog that Cunningham was forced to sell the
previous year. 1998.
RC 50970.
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Forever True / Sólo Tuya.
RC 50976.
by Elaine Alberro.
read by various narrators.
2 cassettes.
Elena García va a celebrar la fiesta de cumplir
quince años, pero su acompañate está enfermo. El
padre de ella arregla una substitución, y
Antonio del Valle llega a ser la pareja de Elena
durante la fiesta. Los dos jóvenes se enamoran.
Sin embargo, Elena pertenece a la aristocracia
cubana, y sus padres insisten que termine el
romance con Antonio, que es el hijo ilegítimo de
una limpiadora. Ocho años más tarde, Elena y
Antonio se encuentran otra vez. Y se dan cuenta
que nada ha cambiado entre ellos. Contiene
descripciones de índole sexual y lenguaje
injurioso. Edición bilingüe en español e inglés.
[When Elena García's escort for her quinceañera
becomes ill, her father's cleaning lady's
illegitimate son Antonio fills in. They fall in
love, but Elena's parents (descendants of Cuban
aristocracy) object to the match. Eight years
later, however, perspectives change. Some
explicit descriptions of sex and some strong
language. Bilingual edition in English and
Spanish.] 1999.
RC 50976.
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All the Answers.
RC 51004.
by Anne C. LeMieux.
read by Gary Roan.
1 cassette.
Eighth-grader Jason is failing algebra. His
father is on his case, and the twin brother of
the girl Jason likes is his worst enemy. Jason
tries to cheat his way out of a bad grade, but
his schemes begin to catch up with him. For
junior and senior high readers. 2000.
RC 51004.
##
Darkness Descending: The Darkness Novels, Volume
2.
RC 51006.
by Harry Turtledove.
read by John Polk.
5 cassettes.
In this sequel to _Into the Darkness (RC
51005)_, warfare involving magical battles and
airborne dragons engulfs the world. The
Algarvian army encounters fierce resistance from
its longtime foes as it sweeps across the
country of Forthweg. When members of the Kaunian
race are shipped off to "camps," few suspect the
real purpose. 2000.
RC 51006.
##
Colonization: Down to Earth.
RC 51043.
by Harry Turtledove.
read by Roy Avers.
5 cassettes.
This sequel to _Colonization: Second Contact (RC
49668)_, which occurs twenty years after alien
Lizards invade Earth, finds humans still
resisting domination. Members of both species
are being cross-raised, the Third Reich remains
a menace, and the addicting ginger trade
continues. Violence, strong language, and some
descriptions of sex. 2000.
RC 51043.
##
The Family Orchard.
RC 51055.
by Nomi Eve.
read by Suzanne Toren.
2 cassettes.
A multigenerational saga of a Jewish family
whose story begins in 1837, when Esther and
Yochanan immigrate to Palestine, and ends in
America in the 1990s. The storyteller
interweaves the tale of her father, the orchard
man, with her family's history of love,
fulfillment, and loss. Explicit descriptions of
sex. 2000.
RC 51055.
##
Persuasion.
RC 51057.
by Jane Austen.
read by Jennifer Mendenhall.
2 cassettes (Reissue).
Austen's last novel is a temperate comedy of
manners. At twenty-seven, a woman regrets that,
persuaded by her elders, she had broken her
engagement to the navy captain she loved at
nineteen. When she and her father are forced to
rent their family home and move to Bath, she
meets her former love again. 1816.
RC 51057.
##
Triumph of the Lion: The Children of the Lion,
Volume 19.
RC 51109.
by Peter Danielson.
read by John Horton.
2 cassettes.
Once more the Teller of Tales is called upon to
recount a story from the days of King David.
Here he tells of how David, aided by the young
soldier Sunu, attempts to take over Jerusalem.
Sequel to _The Shining King (RC 51108)_.
Violence, strong language, and some descriptions
of sex. 1995.
RC 51109.
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The Soprano Sorceress: The Spellsong Cycle, Book
1.
RC 51113.
by L.E. Modesitt.
read by Kristin Allison.
4 cassettes.
Anna, an Iowa State University music instructor,
is magically transported to the medieval world
of Erde, where songs create spells and music is
the source of power. Her vocal talents make her
a powerful sorceress and a villain's target.
Prequel to _The Spellsong War (RC 51114)_. For
senior high and older readers. 1997.
RC 51113.
##
Cry of Eagles: Eagle Series, Book 7.
RC 51174.
by William W. Johnstone.
read by Jack Fox.
2 cassettes.
Falcon MacCallister continues his trek around
the country seeking to avenge his wife's murder.
After a stop in Tombstone, Arizona, he is
confronted by the horrors of conflict with
Apache Indians and vows revenge. Sequel to _Song
of Eagles (RC 51173)_. Violence and strong
language. 1999.
RC 51174.
##
Ram with Red Horns.
RC 51178.
by Rhys Davies.
read by Barbara Caruso.
2 cassettes.
Small-town West Wales, 1960s. When Rhonwen
learns that her sixty-year-old husband, Adda,
has been carrying on an affair, she decides to
make herself a widow--and succeeds. But visions
of a ram with red horns prevent her from
enjoying her new life, and she confronts her
husband's mistress. 1996.
RC 51178.
##
The Collector of Hearts: New Tales of the
Grotesque.
RC 51191.
by Joyce Carol Oates.
read by Laura Giannarelli.
3 cassettes.
Twenty-seven psychological horror tales that
delve into "the waking nightmares of life." In
the title story a wayward girl is invited to the
sumptuous home of the trial judge who had
suspended her sentence. There she discovers the
ulterior motive for his magnanimity. Strong
language and some descriptions of sex. 1998.
RC 51191.
##
Spanking Watson.
RC 51194.
by Kinky Friedman.
read by Gary Telles.
2 cassettes.
Private detective Kinky Friedman is fed up with
the falling ceiling plaster caused by Winnie
Katz's lesbian dance troupe upstairs. But when
Winnie receives a death threat, Kinky and his
gang, the "Village Irregulars," gear up to find
the perpetrator. Strong language and some
violence. 1999.
RC 51194.
##
The Imperialists.
RC 51250.
by William Stuart Long.
read by Roy Avers.
3 cassettes.
In this sequel to _The Nationalists (RC 35500)_
the children of the original Australian
colonists pursue their dreams. At center stage
is Tolo Mason and his wife, Java, who comb the
outback in search of gold, but find danger among
the aborigines. Violence, strong language, and
some descriptions of sex. 1990.
RC 51250.
##
Ship Shapely: A Gil Yates Private Investigator
Novel.
RC 51251.
by Alistair Boyle.
read by Roy Avers.
1 cassette.
Private investigator Gil Yates, alias mild-
mannered Malvin Stark, is retained by a widow to
investigate her husband's disappearance.
Apparently boater Les Quincy hired five
beautiful girls in Hawaii to sail--and share his
bunk--with him, but they returned to shore
without him. 1999.
RC 51251.
##
Lady Margery's Intrigue.
RC 51263.
by Marion Chesney.
read by Gillian Green.
2 cassettes.
Lady Margery Quennell, twenty-three, is beside
herself upon learning that her father is selling
their family estate, Chelmswood, to pay the
mounting debts incurred in keeping his new wife
happy. But Margery's schemes to find a suitable
husband do not go as planned. 1980.
RC 51263.
##
The Lion at Sea.
RC 51322.
by Max Hennessy.
read by David Cutler.
2 cassettes (Reissue).
The bold adventures of midshipman Kelly Maguire
of the Royal Navy during World War I. He begins
the war aboard an obsolete battle cruiser and is
captured by the Turks after Gallipoli. Escaping,
Maguire is later involved in the Battle of
Jutland. Some violence and some strong language.
1977.
RC 51322.
##
Guy Mannering.
RC 51375.
by Sir Walter Scott.
read by George Holmes.
6 cassettes.
Young Harry Bertram, heir to the Ellangowan
estate, is kidnapped and sent away from England
by an unscrupulous lawyer who covets the
property. Years later, when Harry returns to
England after military service in India, he is
recognized by an old gypsy woman and learns the
secret of his past. 1814.
RC 51375.
##
The Gates of the Alamo.
RC 51379.
by Stephen Harrigan.
read by David Hartley-Margolin.
4 cassettes.
Saga of the legendary mission in the Mexican
territory called Texas in 1835-1836.
Incorporates the fictional characters of Edmund
McGowan, a traveling botanist; widow Mary Mott,
a San Antonio innkeeper; and her sixteen-year-
old son Terrell, with historical personalities.
Some descriptions of sex and some strong
language. 2000.
RC 51379.
##
The Man with the Golden Arm.
RC 51436.
by Nelson Algren.
read by Barry Bernson.
4 cassettes.
The underworld of Chicago's West Side in the
late 1940s is portrayed through Frankie Machine-
-a poker dealer with a "golden arm" and
morphine-addicted hustler with a bad conscience.
Complete text followed by critical essays. Some
strong language. National Book Award. 1949.
RC 51436.
##
Vineyard Blues: A Martha's Vineyard Mystery.
RC 51454.
by Philip R. Craig.
read by Ray Foushee.
2 cassettes.
Retired Boston policeman J.W. Jackson is hired
by slumlord Ben Krane to investigate arson.
While Jackson has little desire to help the
despicable real estate broker prosper, he
suspects that an unidentified body found in the
latest fire is that of a friend. Some strong
language. 2000.
RC 51454.
##
All the Lucky Ones Are Dead: An Aaron Gunner
Mystery.
RC 51462.
by Gar Anthony Haywood.
read by Roy Avers.
2 cassettes.
Private investigator Aaron Gunner, last seen in
_Not Long for This World (RC 35086)_, is hired
by the father of gangsta rap star C.E. Digga
Jones to investigate his death--supposedly a
suicide. Gunner's other job entails guarding
African American right-wing radio announcer
Sparkle Johnson. Violence and strong language.
1999.
RC 51462.
##
The Constant Gardener.
RC 51467.
by John Le Carré.
read by David Hartley-Margolin.
4 cassettes.
After his young wife Tessa's murder in Kenya,
British diplomat Justin Quayle investigates her
death and the disappearance of her African
colleague. He eventually discovers that Tessa
had uncovered a scheme involving a multinational
pharmaceutical company that unethically tests
drugs on the local populace. Strong language.
Bestseller 2001.
RC 51467.
##
Out of the Shadows.
RC 51474.
by Kay Hooper.
read by Laura Giannarelli.
2 cassettes.
Psychic sheriff Miranda Knight moves to
Tennessee, hoping to heal from her shattered
relationship with FBI agent Noah Bishop. But
when two teenagers are found tortured to death,
another has disappeared, and her own sister is
endangered, Miranda calls Noah for help.
Companion to _Hiding in the Shadows (RC 51472)_.
Violence and strong language. Bestseller 2000.
RC 51474.
##
Murder Carries a Torch: A Southern Sisters
Mystery.
RC 51503.
by Anne George.
read by Cyn Delafield.
2 cassettes.
Matron sisters Mary Alice and Patricia Anne
track their cousin Luke's wife of forty years
and her lover, a snake-handling preacher, to a
church. When they arrive, they not only discover
a woman's body but learn the preacher has also
been murdered. Luke's wife, however, is still
missing. Some strong language. 2000.
RC 51503.
##
The Year of Jubilo: A Novel of the Civil War.
RC 51621.
by Howard Bahr.
read by Ted Stoddard.
4 cassettes.
Cumberland, Mississippi; 1865. Forty-year-old
former professor Gawain Harper arrives home from
the war to his sweetheart, Morgan Rhea, and
finds the town in the grip of poverty, hunger,
and hatred. Then his future father-in-law
demands that Harper avenge the murder of another
daughter. Some violence and some strong
language. 2000.
RC 51621.
##
The Guns of Navarone; Force 10 from Navarone.
RC 51660.
by Alistair MacLean.
read by David Cutler.
4 cassettes.
Two classic World War II adventures. In _The
Guns of Navarone_, a British sabotage team must
destroy Nazi weapons so that a small Greek
island can be evacuated. In _Force 10 from
Navarone_, three allied spies are assigned an
impossible mission in Yugoslavia. Some violence
and some strong language. 1968.
RC 51660.
##
Sarah's Psalm.
RC 51662.
by Florence Ladd.
read by Mary Kane.
2 cassettes.
Sarah, a married Harvard student of African
literature, travels to Senegal in the 1960s to
learn more about the writer Mangane. Later
divorced, she weds Mangane and raises their two
sons in the country she loves. But her work on
women's rights brings violence that shakes her
world. ALA/Black Caucus Award. 1996.
RC 51662.
##
The Black Rose.
RC 51665.
by Tananarive Due.
read by Bob Moore.
4 cassettes.
Sarah Breedlove, orphaned at age seven, strives
to overcome her poverty-stricken childhood in
1860s and 1870s Louisiana. She establishes her
own laundry business, develops a line of hair-
care products, turns her kitchen into a beauty
parlor, and becomes Madame C.J. Walker--
America's first black female millionaire. Based
on research by Alex Haley. 2000.
RC 51665.
##
Remembrance Day.
RC 51677.
by Henry Porter.
read by Corrie James.
3 cassettes.
Arriving in London from Boston, Con Lindow
becomes a bombing victim. When the British
police learn Lindow is an Irish national, he
becomes a chief suspect. He teams up with an
out-of-favor policeman to find the real bomber--
the only way to prove Lindow's innocence. Some
descriptions of sex and some strong language.
2000.
RC 51677.
##
The Chisellers.
RC 51681.
by Brendan O'Carroll.
read by Terry Donnelly.
1 cassette.
Dublin, 1970. Agnes's brood of seven--whom she
calls the "chisellers"--are a few years older
than in _The Mammy (RC 51680)_ and are causing
her more heartache. But Mark, the eldest, makes
a bold move at the furniture factory and finds
his dream girl. Strong language and some
descriptions of sex. 1995.
RC 51681.
##
The Granny.
RC 51682.
by Brendan O'Carroll.
read by Terry Donnelly.
1 cassette.
Dublin, 1980. In this sequel to _The Chisellers
(RC 51681)_ Agnes is forty-seven when Mark
announces the birth of her new grandson and
calls her "Granny." Agnes feels old for the
first time, but manages to stay at the center of
her family's activities. Strong language. 1996.
RC 51682.
##
The Gormenghast Novels: _Titus Groan_,
_Gormenghast_, _Titus Alone_.
RC 51703.
by Mervyn Peake.
read by Kristin Allison.
9 cassettes in 2 containers.
_Titus Groan_ (1946) introduces Titus, who at
age two becomes the seventy-seventh earl of
Gormenghast, a ritual-ridden castle full of
Dickensian characters. _Gormenghast_ (1950)
follows Titus as he overcomes a power-seeking
kitchen boy, then flees the castle. _Titus
Alone_ (1959) relates his experiences beyond the
castle walls. Some violence. 1959.
RC 51703.
##
The Advocate.
RC 51707.
by Bill Mesce and Steven G. Szilagyi.
read by L.J. Ganser.
2 cassettes.
England, 1943. Two American bombers suddenly
attack a third plane as well as civilian
witnesses on the ground. As Major Harry Voss of
the Judge Advocate General's office delves into
the incident, he uncovers secrets that the
higher-ups want to keep concealed. Some violence
and some strong language. 2000.
RC 51707.
##
The Night Visitor: A Shaman Mystery.
RC 51710.
by James D. Doss.
read by David Hartley-Margolin.
3 cassettes.
Ute policeman Charlie Moon investigates a
disappearance associated with a paleontological
dig excavating mammoth bones. Meanwhile, his
aunt Daisy Perika, a shaman, is involved with an
older, related injustice dealing with the
supernatural. 1999.
RC 51710.
##
In the Empire of Shadow: Three Worlds Trilogy,
Book 2.
RC 51721.
by Lawrence Watt-Evans.
read by Chuck Benson.
2 cassettes.
In this sequel to _Out of This World (RC
44629)_, Pel Brown is still trapped in the
Galactic Empire with several other inhabitants
from Earth. But he will not be allowed to return
home until he destroys Shadow--the evil ruler of
the magical realm of Faerie. Some violence and
some strong language. 1995.
RC 51721.
##
Hong Kong: A Jake Grafton Novel.
RC 51730.
by Stephen Coonts.
read by Chuck Benson.
3 cassettes.
Admiral Jake Grafton is sent to Hong Kong to
discover whether his old buddy "Tiger" Cole, the
consul general, is involved in anticommunist
plots and banking scandals. But Jake's wife,
Callie, is abducted. Amidst civil unrest,
Grafton has to ferret out her location. Some
violence and some strong language. 2000.
RC 51730.
##
The Skies of Pern.
RC 51759.
by Anne McCaffrey.
read by Martha Harmon Pardee.
3 cassettes.
Thanks to AIVAS, which has allowed Pern
inhabitants to alter the orbit of Red Star and
eliminate the Thread, Pern is now undergoing its
last Threadfall. Therefore, dragonriders must
find new occupations. But before they do, Pern
endures a new threat. Follows _Dragonseye (RC
44828)_. 2001.
RC 51759.
##
The Spheres of Heaven.
RC 51761.
by Charles Sheffield.
read by Gregory Gorton.
3 cassettes.
In this sequel to _The Mind Pool (RC 51877)_,
humans are under quarantine by Stellar Authority
for killing other intelligent forms of life.
However, Authority ships sent out to investigate
distant time links in the galaxy have
disappeared, and it is humans who are best
qualified to rescue them. Some violence.
Bestseller 2001.
RC 51761.
##
The Serpent's Shadow.
RC 51762.
by Mercedes Lackey.
read by Erin Jones.
2 cassettes.
Orphaned Dr. Maya Witherspoon, fleeing danger in
India, establishes a medical practice in her
London home in 1909. Surrounded by seven animal
friends and trusted Indian servants, Maya is
tutored in magic by an English master who also
senses the malevolent forces directed against
her by a vengeful Hindu enemy. 2001.
RC 51762.
##
On Bear Mountain.
RC 51765.
by Deborah Smith.
read by Madelyn Buzzard.
3 cassettes.
The lives of two very different families are
entangled when a Georgia college commissions a
New York artist to create a sculpture in the
1960s. Years afterwards, the sculptor's son
comes to claim the scrap-metal bear and
encounters a woman to whom a peculiar destiny
has drawn him since childhood. Strong language.
2001.
RC 51765.
##
Potshot.
RC 51768.
by Robert B. Parker.
read by Ray Foushee.
2 cassettes.
Young Mary Lou Buckman hires Spenser to
investigate a local outlaw, the Preacher, and
his gang for the murder of her husband in
Potshot, Arizona. The gang has the town and its
lawmen intimidated, so Spenser calls in some
cohorts to help him. Some violence and some
strong language. Bestseller 2001.
RC 51768.
##
Fay.
RC 51786.
by Larry Brown.
read by Jill Fox.
4 cassettes.
Uneducated, naive teenager Fay runs away from
her abusive migrant family near Oxford,
Mississippi. She lives first with a state
trooper, then a stripper, and later a drug
dealer. Now pregnant, Fay is followed by murder
and mayhem wherever she goes. Explicit
descriptions of sex, violence, and strong
language. 2000.
RC 51786.
##
Seventh Heaven.
RC 51795.
by Catherine Anderson.
read by Ann Hodapp.
2 cassettes.
Joe Lakota and Marilee Nelson, friends since
childhood, loved each other deeply. But a
devastating event that Marilee refused to share
with Joe caused a separation. Now, ten years
later, divorced, and with a four-year-old son,
Joe returns to their hometown hoping for
reconciliation. Strong language and some
explicit descriptions of sex. 2000.
RC 51795.
##
Dead Men Living.
RC 51797.
by Brian Freemantle.
read by Fred Major.
3 cassettes.
The frozen corpses of two officers in World War
II uniforms--one American and one English--and a
Russian woman are discovered in Siberia. The
British agent in Moscow, Charlie Muffin, is
assigned to the case. But not everyone wants the
past revealed. Strong language and some
violence. 2000.
RC 51797.
##
Abe.
RC 51798.
by Richard Slotkin.
read by Jack Fox.
3 cassettes.
A historian fictionalizes Lincoln's early years.
Young Abe struggles with his beloved mother's
death and his disapproving father. His education
is shortened by the family's need for money.
Leaving home, he travels the Ohio and
Mississippi Rivers to New Orleans, where he
encounters slavery and frontier life. 2000.
RC 51798.
##
Angels and Demons.
RC 51799.
by Dan Brown.
read by Jack Fox.
3 cassettes.
Professor of religious iconology Robert Langdon
is called to the Vatican to investigate the
murder of a physicist by the brotherhood of the
Illuminati, a secret medieval society. Joining
Langdon is the victim's beautiful daughter,
Vittoria, and scientists from CERN, a Swedish
research facility. Some violence and some strong
language. 2000.
RC 51799.
##
The Wedding Trap.
RC 51801.
by Eva Rutland.
read by Erin Jones.
1 cassette.
Two days before her wedding, Judy Taylor tells
her parents she doesn't want to marry Ben Cruz.
Ben secretly leaves town on their wedding day.
Fortunately, best man Jake Mason rescues Judy
from a horrible scene at the church and soon
finds himself feeling very comfortable with her.
1998.
RC 51801.
##
All the Time in the World.
RC 51812.
by Liz Nickles.
read by Ann Hodapp.
1 cassette.
After giving her college valedictory speech,
twenty-one-year-old Nicki faints, then is
diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor.
Refusing to spend her remaining months
hospitalized, Nicki vacations in Greece with
friends. There she falls in love, but decides
not to inform her beau of her condition. Strong
language. For senior high readers. 1999.
RC 51812.
##
Blue Horizons.
RC 51815.
by Faith Baldwin.
read by Mitzi Friedlander.
2 cassettes.
Josephine Bruce was born and raised at Blue
Horizons, an estate in south Florida. But now
she works there as the social secretary to the
new owner, Mrs. Bobbie Rivers. Josephine's life
is further complicated when Mrs. Rivers's son
and stepson fall in love with her. 1941.
RC 51815.
##
Dear Will.
RC 51817.
by Karl Ackerman.
read by Gary Tipton.
2 cassettes.
Will has just become a successful Washington,
D.C., literary agent when he meets the perfect
girlfriend in thirty-nine-year-old attorney
Annie. The problem is that Annie wants a baby
right away. Will resists until he receives a
letter in the mail from his daughter--a daughter
he never knew existed. Some descriptions of sex.
2000.
RC 51817.
##
The Victim.
RC 51827.
by Saul Bellow.
read by Richard Hauenstein.
2 cassettes.
Asa Leventhal is alone in New York while his
wife is away. Seeking relief from a New York
heat wave one evening in the park, he is
approached by a stranger who accuses him of
ruining his life. As the relationship between
the antagonists deepens, Leventhal's fragile
sense of self-worth starts to crumble. 1947.
RC 51827.
##
Nowhere Else on Earth.
RC 51830.
by Josephine Humphreys.
read by Jill Fox.
3 cassettes.
The hardworking Indian residents of Scuffletown,
North Carolina, struggle to survive as the Civil
War is ending. Teenager Rhoda Strong, daughter
of a Scotsman and a Lumbee mother, relates the
circumstances surrounding the community's demand
for an end to the fighting, even if it means a
Union victory. Some descriptions of sex. 2000.
RC 51830.
##
Men in Black: The Green Saliva Blues.
RC 51835.
by Dean Wesley Smith.
read by Fred Major.
1 cassette.
Jay and Elle of the secret Men in Black
organization charged with defending Earth
against aliens are locked in a battle with the
Zahurians, a race of plants that has invaded the
planet to devour animal and human flesh. Some
violence and some strong language. For junior
and senior high readers. 1999.
RC 51835.
##
Dog Company Six.
RC 51836.
by Edwin Howard Simmons.
read by Chris Parente.
3 cassettes.
Marine reserve captain George Bayard is
mobilized when the Korean War breaks out and
ends up in the front lines of battle at Seoul,
Inchon, and the Chosin Reservoir. After being
wounded, Bayard faces the choice of going home
or returning to his command. Violence, strong
language, and some descriptions of sex. 2000.
RC 51836.
##
Rogue Warrior: Echo Platoon.
RC 51838.
by Richard Marcinko and John Weisman.
read by Roy Avers.
2 cassettes.
The Rogue Warrior's latest job finds him loaded
down with seventy pounds of equipment, swimming
toward an oil rig in the Caspian Sea where
workers have been taken hostage. His mission:
uncover the reasons behind attempts to
destabilize Azerbaijan. Sequel to _Rogue
Warrior: SEAL Force Alpha (RC 46901)_. Violence
and strong language. 2000.
RC 51838.
##
Blood of Eagles: Eagle Series, Book 8.
RC 51839.
by William W. Johnstone.
read by Jack Fox.
2 cassettes.
Falcon MacCallister has concluded that he no
longer needs to avenge his wife's murder. Now in
1881, as he travels across the Oklahoma
Panhandle, he has a different mission--to ensure
the building of the new railway. Sequel to _Cry
of Eagles (RC 51174)_. Strong language and some
violence. 2000.
RC 51839.
##
The Last Samurai.
RC 51848.
by Helen DeWitt.
read by Catherine Byers.
3 cassettes.
Single mother Sibylla is concerned about the
lack of a male role model for her six-year-old
language-prodigy son, Ludo. To compensate, she
repeatedly shows him the Japanese film _Seven
Samurai_. After years of viewing the video, Ludo
begins interviewing brilliant candidates to be
his father. 2000.
RC 51848.
##
The Mind Pool.
RC 51877.
by Charles Sheffield.
read by Gregory Gorton.
3 cassettes.
In the twenty-third century, humans are the only
species in the galaxy who know how to travel
between stars. When a group of intelligent
nonliving biological constructs becomes a threat
to all life, it is up to humanity to save the
day. Followed by _The Spheres of Heaven (RC
51761)_. Some violence. 1993.
RC 51877.
##
The Villa.
RC 51884.
by Nora Roberts.
read by Gabriella Cavallero.
3 cassettes.
Tereza Giambelli merges her world-renowned
family wine company with that of her second
husband, vintner Eli MacMillan. She arranges for
her granddaughter, Sophia, and his grandson,
Tyler, to work together. The move causes family
conflicts and uncovers secrets, threatening the
business. Some explicit descriptions of sex and
some strong language. Bestseller 2001.
RC 51884.
##
Death in Holy Orders.
RC 51889.
by P.D. James.
read by David Hartley-Margolin.
3 cassettes.
Young seminarian Ronald Treeves is found dead on
the beach near his school. Although an inquest
rules the death accidental, his adoptive father,
Sir Alred (a wealthy arms manufacturer),
receives an anonymous note and insists on a
murder investigation by Adam Dalgliesh.
Bestseller 2001.
RC 51889.
##
Chemical Pink.
RC 51890.
by Katie Arnoldi.
read by Jill Fox.
2 cassettes.
Decadent California showman Charles Worthington
focuses on twenty-nine-year-old Aurora Jeanine
Johnson (southern states bodybuilding champion)
as his next project for developing to
"perfection." Following his regimen of muscle-
enhancing drugs, dieting, and workouts leaves
Aurora too exhausted to care for her twelve-
year-old daughter. Strong language, some
explicit descriptions of sex, and some violence.
Bestseller 2001.
RC 51890.
##
Sticks and Scones.
RC 51891.
by Diane Mott Davidson.
read by Martha Harmon Pardee.
2 cassettes.
Caterer Goldy temporarily moves to a Colorado
castle to prepare an Elizabethan feast. Her
husband, deputy Tom Schulz, is out of town
tracking down stamp thieves. The castle turns
out to be haunted and Tom's investigation leads
him there, as well. Some violence and some
strong language. 2001.
RC 51891.
##
Lone Eagle.
RC 51892.
by Danielle Steel.
read by Martha Harmon Pardee.
3 cassettes.
Kate Jamison, seventeen, falls for Joe
Allbright, twenty-nine, in 1940. Unwilling to
commit to marriage, Joe, a pilot, goes off to
war. Kate marries another and has children.
Eventually Joe reenters her life, forcing Kate
to confront her love for him and his need to fly
free. Bestseller 2001.
RC 51892.
##
Deepsix.
RC 51893.
by Jack McDevitt.
read by Roy Avers.
3 cassettes.
In three weeks, planet Deepsix will be destroyed
in a collision with a rogue gas giant heading
its way. Before it's too late, Priscilla
Hutchins and a team of scientists set out to
investigate life-forms on the planet. Their
discoveries leave them deeply perplexed. Some
violence and some strong language. Bestseller
2001.
RC 51893.
##
Cold Paradise.
RC 51894.
by Stuart Woods.
read by Chuck Benson.
2 cassettes.
Attorney Stone Barrington flies to Palm Beach to
find a mystery woman a wealthy computer geek
fancies. The lady turns out to be shady Allison
Manning, from _Dead in the Water (RC 44806)_,
and Barrington accepts her as a client as well.
Strong language and some explicit descriptions
of sex. 2001.
RC 51894.
##
The Stanislaski Sisters: Natasha and Rachel.
RC 51908.
by Nora Roberts.
read by Kristin Allison.
3 cassettes.
_Taming Natasha_ recounts Natasha's enchantment
with a child who visits her toy store--and her
growing affection for the girl's father.
_Falling for Rachel_ relates what happens when a
lawyer shares joint custody with the brother of
a difficult teenager. Strong language and some
explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller 2001.
RC 51908.
##
Marrying the Mistress.
RC 51910.
by Joanna Trollope.
read by Martha Harmon Pardee.
2 cassettes.
Recounts the effects on an entire family,
including grandchildren, when British judge Guy
Stockdale announces he is leaving his wife of
forty years to marry his mistress of seven
years. At first his sons take their mother's
side, but soon no one behaves as expected, and
family loyalties begin to change. 2000.
RC 51910.
##
Queen's Own Fool: A Novel of Mary Queen of
Scots.
RC 51914.
by Jane Yolen and Robert J. Harris.
read by Gabriella Cavallero.
2 cassettes.
When twelve-year-old Nicola leaves a traveling
group of players in France to become the "fool"
for Queen Mary, she finds pleasing physical
comforts--warm clothes, good food, and a soft
bed. But being the Queen's confidante in a
sixteenth-century court of intrigue is more
dangerous than she imagined. For junior and
senior high readers. 2000.
RC 51914.
##
The Barbarians Are Coming.
RC 51915.
by David Wong Louie.
read by Jonathan Davis.
3 cassettes.
The author of _Pangs of Love: Stories (RC
34554)_ continues the topic of second-generation
Chinese Americans living between two cultures.
Twenty-six-year-old French chef Sterling Lung
marries his Jewish girlfriend and has two
children before he understands his ailing
immigrant father. Some strong language. 2000.
RC 51915.
##
Madame.
RC 51917.
by Antoni Libera.
read by J.P. Linton.
3 cassettes.
A high school senior in 1960s Poland suffers
from boredom, even though he tried forming a
jazz band and a theater troupe. However, he is
transfixed by the new headmistress and French
teacher, Madame la Directrice. His resolve to
learn everything about her leads to his
liberation as an artist. 2000.
RC 51917.
##
My Dearest Enemy.
RC 51921.
by Connie Brockway.
read by Kristin Allison.
2 cassettes.
Devon, England; 1887. When Horatio Thorne passes
away, he leaves his estate to suffragette
Lillian Bede--provided she makes the farm
profitable within five years. His rightful heir,
Avery Thorne, travels around the world,
exchanging goading letters with his adversary,
Lillian. Eventually, they meet. Some explicit
descriptions of sex. 1998.
RC 51921.
##
Under Cover of Darkness.
RC 51926.
by James Grippando.
read by Chuck Benson.
3 cassettes.
When the wife of prominent Seattle lawyer Gus
Wheatley disappears during a rash of serial
killings, FBI agent Andrea Henning suspects that
she's dead. But as Gus begins his own
investigation, he discovers strange things about
his wife that point to her being an accomplice
instead of a victim. Violence and strong
language. 2000.
RC 51926.
##
The Requiem Shark.
RC 51927.
by Nicholas Griffin.
read by Bob Askey.
3 cassettes.
In 1719, the fat, educated, Welsh teenager
William Williams is pressed into service on a
slave ship, which is then captured by the pirate
Bartholomew Roberts. Because Williams can read,
write, and play the fiddle, he becomes the
captain's right-hand man. Some descriptions of
sex, some violence, and some strong language.
1999.
RC 51927.
##
Licks of Love: Short Stories and a Sequel.
RC 51932.
by John Updike.
read by Jim Zeiger.
3 cassettes.
Twelve tales and a sequel to the quartet of
"Rabbit" novels--a novella, _Rabbit Remembered_,
set in Brewer, Pennsylvania. In "The Women Who
Got Away," Martin recalls the wife-swapping
early years of his marriage and a surprise
encounter years later. Some strong language.
2000.
RC 51932.
##
Dream Stuff: Stories.
RC 51941.
by David Malouf.
read by Jim Zeiger.
2 cassettes.
Nine short stories by the Australian author of
the prize-winning _Remembering Babylon (RC
40780)_. In the title piece a writer returns to
Australia after years away, mingling memories
and fragments of his past with dreams and an
encounter with a nighttime assailant who seems
like a bad hallucination. Some strong language.
2000.
RC 51941.
##
Year of the Griffin.
RC 51942.
by Diana Wynne Jones.
read by Erik Sandvold.
2 cassettes.
It is eight years aftern the end of Mr.
Chesney's Pilgrim Tours--as described in _Dark
Lord of Derkholm (RC 48321)_--and Elda, the
griffin daughter of the wizard Derk, arrives at
the Wizards' University. She encounters new
friends, pirates, assassins, worry, sabotage,
bloodshed, and misused magic. For junior and
senior high readers. 2000.
RC 51942.
##
The Sand-Reckoner.
RC 51943.
by Gillian Bradshaw.
read by Graeme Malcolm.
2 cassettes.
During the First Punic War in 264 B.C., young
Archimedes, with his slave Marcus, returns home
to Syracuse from his mathematical studies in
Alexandria when his father becomes ill. He soon
enters King Hieron's service as an engineer and
devises catapults for defense against the
Romans. 2000.
RC 51943.
##
In Green's Jungles: Book of the Short Sun,
Volume 2.
RC 51950.
by Gene Wolfe.
read by John Horton.
3 cassettes.
In this sequel to _On Blue's Waters (RC 51139)_,
Horn's quest for the lost charismatic hero Silk
has taken him from the Blue world to the jungles
of the humid Green, a planet with a dying red
sun and populated by alien inhumi blood drinkers
and their human slaves. 2000.
RC 51950.
##
The Great Trek: A Frontier Story.
RC 51951.
by Zane Grey.
read by Bob Askey.
4 cassettes.
Two American cowpokes, Sterl Hazelton and Red
Krehl, flee to Australia. As they drive a huge
herd of cattle across wild and strange bush
country, they battle the elements and hostile
aborigines. First published in a condensed
version as _The Wilderness Trek (RC 10978)_.
Some strong language. 1937.
RC 51951.
##
Star Wars: The New Jedi Order; Dark Tide II,
Ruin.
RC 51954.
by Michael A. Stackpole.
read by Erik Sandvold.
2 cassettes.
Luke Skywalker is having difficulty keeping the
Jedi together as they withstand the relentless
attacks by the alien Yuuzhan Vong. But hope is
on the horizon as several knights, traveling to
the planet Garqi, uncover a secret that might
prove useful against their enemies. A Star Wars
Novel. Some violence. 2000.
RC 51954.
##
Small Gods: A Novel of Discworld.
RC 51955.
by Terry Pratchett.
read by Kristin Allison.
2 cassettes.
In Discworld--a world of many small and great
gods--the unexpected can be expected. Brutha, a
young novice priest who cannot read or write, is
content tending his melon patch. He is selected,
however, as the Chosen One by the bossy Om, a
small god who appears as a tortoise. 1992.
RC 51955.
##
Plain Jane.
RC 51989.
by Fern Michaels.
read by Sharon Murray.
3 cassettes.
When frumpy, overweight college student Jane
Lewis and another coed, Connie, were attacked by
five men, only Connie was raped. Later Connie
committed suicide. Now a successful
psychiatrist, Jane is treating a patient who
stirs up memories of that night. Strong language
and some explicit descriptions of sex.
Bestseller 2001.
RC 51989.
##
Cosmos Coyote and William the Nice.
RC 51998.
by Jim Heynen.
read by John Polk.
2 cassettes.
When he is sent to live with relatives in rural
Iowa--as an alternative to a Seattle juvenile
detention center--high school senior Cosmos
falls in love with a religious girl and
reconsiders his values and beliefs. Some strong
language. For senior high and older readers.
2000.
RC 51998.
##
Slaves of Obsession.
RC 52000.
by Anne Perry.
read by Mitzi Friedlander.
3 cassettes.
William Monk's client, Daniel Alberton, is
murdered. The main suspect--a Union arms buyer--
and Daniel's daughter have absconded to America.
William and his wife, Hester, travel to
Manassas, Virginia, where they witness the first
Battle of Bull Run before escorting the Yankee
back to England for trial. Some violence. 2000.
RC 52000.
##
Love and Glory.
RC 52002.
by Robert B. Parker.
read by Brian Conn.
1 cassette.
Boone Adams first meets Jennifer Grayle, the
love of his life, at a college dance in 1950.
They become lovers despite very different
backgrounds. But when Boone is drafted to serve
in Korea, Jennifer marries someone else, and
Boone's life falls apart. Strong language and
some descriptions of sex. 1983.
RC 52002.
##
Leaving Pico.
RC 52005.
by Frank X. Gaspar.
read by John Polk.
2 cassettes.
Award-winning poet Gaspar's autobiographical
tale of Josie Carvalho, who grows up in the
Portuguese fishing village in Provincetown,
Massachusetts. Abandoned by his mother, Josie is
raised by an aunt and his seldom-sober
grandfather, who regales him with the adventures
of an ancestor who supposedly discovered America
before Columbus. 1999.
RC 52005.
##
A Midnight Clear.
RC 52006.
by Katherine Stone.
read by Madelyn Buzzard.
2 cassettes.
Trauma surgeon Jace Colton meets lonely Julia
Hayley on a plane from Chicago to London during
the Christmas holidays. Both are trying to
forget their past losses. After a whirlwind
romance, Jace continues his trip to the Balkan
war zone as a medical volunteer and Julia
returns home pregnant. 1999.
RC 52006.
##
West to Comanche County.
RC 52008.
by Doug Bowman.
read by Roy Avers.
2 cassettes.
Kirb Renfro and his beloved bride leave
Tennessee after the Civil War for a better life
in Texas. But after Ellie is raped and murdered
on their ranch, the cowboy vows revenge. Some
violence. 2000.
RC 52008.
##
The James Dean Affair: A Neil Gulliver and
Stevie Marriner Novel.
RC 52010.
by Robert S. Levinson.
read by Fred Major.
2 cassettes.
Reporter Neil Gulliver and his ex-wife, actress
Stevie Marriner, are in the audience when a man
resembling an aged James Dean murders a
participant during a ceremony honoring the late
celebrity. The two delve into the mystery of the
resurrected Dean. Some violence and some strong
language. 2000.
RC 52010.
##
The Wave.
RC 52013.
by Todd Strasser.
read by Brian Conn.
1 cassette.
In order to help his students understand the
complacency of the German population under Nazi
rule, high school teacher Ben Ross initiates an
experimental game in his history class. The rest
of the school soon joins in, but things get out
of control. For junior and senior high readers.
1981.
RC 52013.
##
The Constant Companion.
RC 52015.
by Marion Chesney.
read by Madelyn Buzzard.
1 cassette.
When Lady Amelia Godolphin decides she needs a
companion, she sends for her cousin, Maria
Lamberton. But Maria has just died and her
niece, needing a new abode, decides the position
is perfect for her. Thus Constance Lamberton
arrives in London, and soon turns Lady Amelia's
world upside down. 1980.
RC 52015.
##
The Legend of Bagger Vance: Golf and the Game of
Life.
RC 52016.
by Steven Pressfield.
read by Jack Fox.
2 cassettes.
Krewe Island, Georgia; 1931. Rannulph Junah, a
local, embittered war hero, joins a golf match
with legendary players Bobby Jones and Walter
Hagen. With help from his African American
caddy, Bagger Vance, Rannulph reconciles the
past through the spirituality of the game. 1995.
RC 52016.
##
The Verdict.
RC 52018.
by Barry Reed.
read by Richard Hauenstein.
2 cassettes (Reissue).
Cynical Boston attorney Frank Galvin accepts a
shaky malpractice suit against the largest
Catholic hospital in the country. He is briefly
tempted by a generous out-of-court settlement.
But Galvin risks everything to win against his
formidable adversaries--the Church, the medical
profession, and the legal establishment. Some
strong language. 1980.
RC 52018.
##
Terry and the Pirates.
RC 52022.
by Julian F. Thompson.
read by Jill Fox.
2 cassettes.
Sixteen-year-old Terry stows away on a yacht
that was stolen by young Mick and is sailing
south. Mick is washed overboard during a
tropical storm. Terry is rescued and held for
ransom by an eccentric pirate family that is
looking for buried treasure. For senior high
readers. 2000.
RC 52022.
##
Forbidden City.
RC 52023.
by William Bell.
read by Gary Tipton.
2 cassettes.
When seventeen-year-old Alex accompanies his
photojournalist father to China in 1989, he
witnesses the violent protest demonstration in
Tiananmen Square. Injured in the melee, but with
provocative film coverage in his pockets, Alex
escapes with help from a student. Some violence.
For junior and senior high readers. 1990.
RC 52023.
##
Sacred Sins.
RC 52025.
by Nora Roberts.
read by Mitzi Friedlander.
2 cassettes.
A killer loose on the streets of Washington,
D.C., has earned the nickname "The Priest,"
since he strangles his victims with a clerical
scarf and leaves a note forgiving them of their
sins. Psychiatrist Teresa Court offers to help
find the killer and almost becomes a victim.
Strong language and some explicit descriptions
of sex. 1987.
RC 52025.
##
Nobody's There.
RC 52030.
by Joan Lowery Nixon.
read by Jill Fox.
1 cassette.
Seventeen-year-old Abbie is sentenced to
community service for vandalizing her dad's
girlfriend's house. Her job is to assist elderly
Edna Merkel. But Mrs. Merkel turns out to be an
amateur private investigator, who drags Abbie
into a mystery that almost gets both killed. For
junior and senior high readers. 2000.
RC 52030.
##
Many Stones.
RC 52044.
by Carolyn Coman.
read by Ann Hodapp.
1 cassette.
More than a year after her older sister, Laura,
was murdered in South Africa, Berry is still
depressed and numb. On a trip with her estranged
father to the school where Laura worked, Berry
gradually becomes reconciled with her grief and
her father. For junior and senior high readers.
Printz Honor book. 2000.
RC 52044.
##
The Countess Misbehaves.
RC 52045.
by Nan Ryan.
read by Mitzi Friedlander.
2 cassettes.
Lady Madeleine leaves England to marry Lord
Enfield in America. Believing death is imminent
during a hurricane at sea, she succumbs to the
charms of Armand de Chevalier. But Madeleine
survives, and once in New Orleans, she must face
the consequences of her actions. Explicit
descriptions of sex and some strong language.
2000.
RC 52045.
##
Silent Abduction: Journeys of the Stranger, Book
2.
RC 52049.
by Al Lacy.
read by Robert Sams.
2 cassettes.
Jim Logan's family has had many problems since
the Civil War, dashing his dream of owning a
cattle ranch. Although his employer's death
provides an opportunity, tragic events threaten
his future. But each time, Bible-inspired John
Stranger is there to help. Sequel to _Legacy (RC
39963)_. Some violence. 1994.
RC 52049.
##
Blizzard: Journeys of the Stranger, Book 3.
RC 52050.
by Al Lacy.
read by Robert Sams.
2 cassettes.
When three convicts escape from a Colorado
prison, it is up to U.S. marshal Ridge Holloway
to capture them. Unfortunately the family of one
escapee is determined to protect them. When two
women are taken hostage, mysterious man of God
John Stranger helps them. Sequel to _Silent
Abduction (RC 52049)_. Some violence. 1995.
RC 52050.
##
Hidden Passions: Secrets from the Diaries of
Tabitha Lenox.
RC 52062.
by Alice Alfonsi.
read by Michele Schaeffer.
2 cassettes.
Harmony, New England, harbors a centuries-old
witch with a grudge. Tabitha knows all of the
inhabitants' secrets--mistresses, illegitimate
babies, blackmail, and substance abuse. She
creates even more trouble by casting spells of
her own. Some explicit descriptions of sex, some
violence, and some strong language. Bestseller
2001.
RC 52062.
##
Brown Girl in the Ring.
RC 52063.
by Nalo Hopkinson.
read by Gary Telles.
2 cassettes.
Toronto is abandoned after the riots and is now
ruled by Rudy and his vicious gang. Ti-Jeanne,
her baby, and her grandmother live by selling
ancient herbs and medicines. But when the
outside world needs organ transplants, Ti-Jeanne
invokes ancient magic to survive. Violence and
strong language. 1998.
RC 52063.
##
Havana Heat: A Lupe Solano Mystery.
RC 52070.
by Carolina Garcia-Aguilera.
read by Barbara Pinolini.
2 cassettes.
Miami private investigator Lupe Solano is hired
by two fellow Cubans to recover invaluable art
works from Havana. Her clients want to retrieve
property from their family home before Fidel
Castro sells it. Lupe soon becomes involved in
art forgery, smuggling, and murder. Some
violence and some strong language. 2000.
RC 52070.
##
Must the Maiden Die.
RC 52076.
by Miriam Grace Monfredo.
read by Laura Giannarelli.
2 cassettes.
Seneca Falls, New York; 1861. Librarian Glynis
Tryon assists constable Cullen Stuart in
investigating the murder of local businessman
Roland Brant. Suspects include the victim's son
and a missing mute kitchen maid. Meanwhile,
Glynis's niece, Emma, is experiencing wedding
jitters. 1999.
RC 52076.
##
The Bostonians.
RC 52081.
by Henry James.
read by Ted Stoddard.
4 cassettes (Reissue).
Satirical comedy involving impressionable young
suffragette Verena Tarrant, who struggles to
reconcile her love for Basil Ransom, a charming
southern lawyer, with the demands of her patron,
Olive Chancellor, a domineering Boston feminist
who hates men. 1886.
RC 52081.
##
This Heart of Mine.
RC 52086.
by Susan Elizabeth Phillips.
read by Michele Schaeffer.
2 cassettes.
Unlike her sister, who owns the successful
Chicago Stars football team, Molly gave away her
inheritance and survives by writing children's
books. Now her crush on the Stars' quarterback
leads to both physical and emotional problems.
Some explicit descriptions of sex and some
strong language. Bestseller 2001.
RC 52086.
##
Back When We Were Grownups.
RC 52094.
by Anne Tyler.
read by Kimberly Schraf.
2 cassettes.
Rebecca, a fiftyish grandmother, was widowed in
her twenties and left with four daughters to
raise. She is tired of family and career
demands, and wonders if she made the right
choices in life. Rebecca contacts the college
boyfriend she once walked out on. Bestseller
2001.
RC 52094.
##
The Blue Nowhere.
RC 52096.
by Jeffery Deaver.
read by Michael Russotto.
3 cassettes.
Silicon Valley computer genius--and sociopath--
Jon "Phate" Holloway plays deadly real-life
video games: he hacks into computers and kills
their owners. The state police Computer Crimes
Unit turns to imprisoned hacker Wyatt Gillette,
who traces his former colleague's moves. But a
traitor exists. Strong language and some
violence. 2001.
RC 52096.
##
Final Target.
RC 52099.
by Iris Johansen.
read by Nanette Savard.
2 cassettes.
Psychologist Jessica Riley treats the
president's catatonic seven-year-old daughter,
Cassie, after a kidnapping attempt. Jessica's
sister, Melissa, psychically communicates with
Cassie. The sisters and shady international
broker Michael Travis return Cassie to the scene
of the crime hoping to heal her. Some
descriptions of sex, some violence, and some
strong language. Bestseller 2001.
RC 52099.
##
A Common Life: The Wedding Story.
RC 52101.
by Jan Karon.
read by Gary Tipton.
1 cassette.
In this companion to the Mitford Years series,
Father Tim Kavanagh finally gets up the courage
to ask Cynthia Coppersmith to marry him.
Tensions mount as each struggles with doubt and
preparations. Meanwhile the entire town becomes
involved in the planning. Bestseller 2001.
RC 52101.
##
The Texan.
RC 52110.
by Joan Johnston.
read by Martha Harmon Pardee.
2 cassettes.
When modern-day Texas Ranger Owen Blackthorne
and veterinarian Bayleigh Creed team up in Big
Bend wilderness to save their brothers, they
have a history of family feuds to overcome.
Life-and-death decisions force them to admit
their growing attraction. Strong language and
some explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller
2001.
RC 52110.
##
Silent Joe.
RC 52111.
by T. Jefferson Parker.
read by Chuck Benson.
2 cassettes.
When Orange County, California, supervisor Will
Trona is murdered, his disfigured adopted son,
Joe, blames himself. But Joe is also a county
cop. While seeking revenge, he learns more
about Will and the shady political deals he was
involved in. Violence, strong language, and some
explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller 2001.
RC 52111.
##
Flashman and the Tiger: and Other Extracts from
_The Flashman Papers_.
RC 52112.
by George MacDonald Fraser.
read by Graeme Malcolm.
2 cassettes.
In three new episodes of the purported memoirs
of a "scoundrel, amorist, and self-confessed
poltroon" of the Victorian era, Sir Harry
Flashman manages to save Emperor Franz-Josef of
Austria from assassination, flees Zulu warriors
in Africa, and fights a duel. Some descriptions
of sex and some strong language. 1999.
RC 52112.
##
The Tie That Binds.
RC 52113.
by Kent Haruf.
read by Bob Askey.
2 cassettes (Reissue).
Colorado, 1896 to 1976. Edith Goodnough, the
courageous daughter of homesteaders, finds
herself bound by duty, love, and obligation to
her crippled father and younger brother.
Sacrificing her chance for happiness with the
man she loves, she assumes the task of
maintaining the family farm. Strong language.
1984.
RC 52113.
##
The Tightrope Walker.
RC 52119.
by Dorothy Gilman.
read by Martha Harmon Pardee.
1 cassette (Reissue).
A disturbing note found in a hurdy-gurdy sends
Amelia Jones to Joe Osbourne, a graphologist, to
learn about Hannah, its author. Joe is intrigued
by the message and by Amelia. Soon they are on
the road to Maine to investigate the mystery
behind Hannah's frightening words. 1979.
RC 52119.
##
When Kambia Elaine Flew in from Neptune.
RC 52125.
by Lori Aurelia Williams.
read by Gail Nelson.
2 cassettes.
Shayla sets out to write about her African
American neighborhood in Houston, but she winds
up involved in people's problems. Her sister
disappears and her new friend, Kambia, daughter
of a prostitute, is being abused. Some
descriptions of sex, some violence, and some
strong language. For senior high and older
readers. 2000.
RC 52125.
##
The Passion and the Flower.
RC 52131.
by Barbara Cartland.
read by Gabriella Cavallero.
1 cassette (Reissue).
Paris, 1867. All of Paris tries to meet Lokita,
the lovely and secretive young ballet dancer.
Prince Volkonski, on holiday from the Russian
court, succeeds--but only briefly. The prince's
blue blood, Lokita's mysterious background, and
a protective duenna are all obstacles to the
couple's happiness. 1978.
RC 52131.
##
The Sugar Island.
RC 52133.
by Ivonne Lamazares.
read by Gabriella Cavallero.
1 cassette.
Communist Cuba, 1960s. Tanya and her younger
half-brother, Emanuel, are raised by a
neglectful mother whose schemes leave the family
in dire straits. But when Tanya becomes a
teenager she joins her mother on a dangerous sea
escape to Florida. Some descriptions of sex and
some strong language. 2000.
RC 52133.
##
Betrayal in Death.
RC 52142.
by J.D. Robb.
read by Martha Harmon Pardee.
2 cassettes.
New York City, 2059. Lieutenant Eve Dallas
investigates a series of ritualistic murders of
employees at her husband Roarke's upscale hotel.
She suspects career criminal Sylvester Yost. But
when Roarke's best friend, con man Mick
Connelly, arrives from Ireland, he complicates
matters. Descriptions of sex, violence, and
strong language. Bestseller 2001.
RC 52142.
##
The Immaculate Deception.
RC 52147.
by Iain Pears.
read by David Hartley-Margolin.
2 cassettes.
Newlywed Flavia di Stefano of Italy's Art Theft
Squad is assigned to quietly track down a stolen
masterpiece on loan from the Louvre. Meanwhile,
Flavia's husband, art historian Jonathan Argyll,
is tracing the history of her boss's favorite
painting. The two uncover political corruption,
kidnapping, and murder. 2000.
RC 52147.
##
The Pecos Kid Returns: A Western Duo.
RC 52148.
by Dan Cushman.
read by Bob Askey.
2 cassettes.
Two western stories featuring the Pecos Kid and
his companions, Hernandez Flanagan and Big Jim
Swing. In "Raiders of the Stage Trails," they
masquerade as stagecoach robbers to catch the
real crooks. In "Tamers of the Deadfall Towns,"
they tackle cattle rustlers. Follows _The Pecos
Kid (RC 50786)_. Some violence. 1951.
RC 52148.
##
Semi-Tough.
RC 52159.
by Dan Jenkins.
read by Bob Askey.
2 cassettes (Reissue).
Football player Billy Clyde Puckett of the New
York Giants comes to Los Angeles with his pals
for an epic duel with the Jets in the Super
Bowl. Followed by _Life Its Ownself (RC 21223)_.
Strong language and some descriptions of sex.
1972.
RC 52159.
##
A Mother's Gift.
RC 52162.
by Britney Spears and Lynne Spears.
read by Nanette Savard.
1 cassette.
Fourteen-year-old singer Holly Faye Lovell
shares a close relationship with her single
mother, a seamstress in Biscay, Mississippi.
When Holly wins a scholarship to a prestigious
music school, she becomes embarrassed about her
humble roots. Meanwhile Holly's mother considers
revealing a secret. For junior and senior high
readers. Bestseller 2001.
RC 52162.
##
Rope Burns: Stories from the Corner.
RC 52182.
by F.X. Toole.
read by Christopher Walker.
2 cassettes.
Six short stories about the sport of boxing. In
"Million $$$ Baby," trainer Frankie Dunn helps a
hillbilly woman realize her dream of being in
the ring. In the title story, "Mac" McGee
coaches teenage "Puddin" Pye into the Olympics
but a local gang intervenes. Violence and strong
language. 2000.
RC 52182.
##
Singing Boy.
RC 52203.
by Dennis McFarland.
read by Fred Major.
2 cassettes.
When Malcolm is shot one night by a man in a
Corvair, his wife, Sarah, and young son, Harry,
witness his murder. While Sarah withdraws into
prolonged mourning, Malcolm's friend Deckard, a
Vietnam vet, copes by looking after Sarah and
Harry. Some strong language. Bestseller 2000.
RC 52203.
##
Hayati, My Life.
RC 52205.
by Miriam Cooke.
read by Jill Fox.
1 cassette.
Traces three generations of Palestinian women
while they struggle with personal problems and
political turmoil from 1946 through 1990. Samya
lives in Jerusalem and, along with her daughter
Assia and granddaughters Maryam and Afaf,
survives wars, exile, imprisonment, rape, and
poverty. Some descriptions of sex, some
violence, and some strong language. 2000.
RC 52205.
##
Flashfire.
RC 52206.
by Richard Stark.
read by John Polk.
2 cassettes.
After Parker is stiffed by his partners in a
bank robbery, he vows revenge and tracks them to
their next job--a jewelry heist in Palm Beach.
With the help of his lover, Claire, and real
estate agent Leslie Mackenzie, Parker stalks his
victims--and their loot. Violence and strong
language. 2000.
RC 52206.
##
Uncommon Clay.
RC 52280.
by Margaret Maron.
read by Catherine Byers.
2 cassettes.
Judge Deborah Knott travels to hear cases in
Randolph County, North Carolina, where the red
clay has produced generations of potters. But
when one of the parties in an ongoing divorce
case is murdered, Deborah suspects that someone
is killing the male members of the artisan
Nordan clan. Some strong language. 2001.
RC 52280.
##
Ritual of Proof.
RC 52287.
by Dara Joy.
read by Nanette Savard.
2 cassettes.
Jorlan Reynard, an intelligent, attractive young
nobleman, has vowed he will never be fastened to
a woman. Against his wishes, She-Lord Green
Tamryn bids for his hand. To ensure that the
wedding occurs, Green forgoes the Ritual of
Proof that Jorlan is a virgin. Explicit
descriptions of sex and some violence.
Bestseller 2001.
RC 52287.
##
Echo Burning.
RC 52302.
by Lee Child.
read by Christopher Walker.
3 cassettes.
Battered-wife Carmen Greer's wealthy Texan
husband is coming home from prison. She wants to
leave, but fears losing her young daughter. She
tries to enlist itinerant ex-military cop Jack
Reacher to kill him. Instead Reacher hires on as
a ranch hand to protect her. Violence and some
strong language. 2001.
RC 52302.
##
The Dying Animal.
RC 52305.
by Philip Roth.
read by Rick Rohan.
1 cassette.
Sixtyish New York cultural critic David Kepesh
is already struggling with his own mortality
when a former favorite young lover, Cuban
Consuela Castillo, returns in ill health to see
him again. Explicit descriptions of sex and
strong language. Bestseller 2001.
RC 52305.
##
Badger Boy.
RC 52321.
by Elmer Kelton.
read by Ted Stoddard.
2 cassettes.
As the Civil War is ending in 1865, Texas Ranger
Rusty Shannon contends with frontier battles
against the Comanches. When Rusty captures a
white youth called Badger Boy, raised by
Comanches, Rusty's own past returns to haunt
him. Sequel to _The Buckskin Line (RC 50220)_.
Some strong language. 2001.
RC 52321.
##
Fearless Jones.
RC 52362.
by Walter Mosley.
read by Bob Moore.
2 cassettes.
Watts, 1954. African American bookstore owner
Paris Minton calls on his friend, Fearless
Jones, when he gets entangled in a case of
stolen Swiss bonds. The two try to protect an
elderly Jewish couple but get in over their
heads. Violence, strong language, and some
descriptions of sex. Bestseller 2001.
RC 52362.
##
Aunt Dimity Beats the Devil.
RC 52363.
by Nancy Atherton.
read by Michele Schaeffer.
1 cassette.
Lori travels to a country estate near Scotland
to evaluate a book collection for the owners,
newlyweds Jared and Nicole. Eerie things begin
to happen, involving a handsome stranger and a
tragic wartime romance. Lori seeks her ghostly
Aunt Dimity's help in banishing an evil presence
from the past. 2000.
RC 52363.
##
Schmidt Delivered.
RC 52579.
by Louis Begley.
read by David Elias.
2 cassettes.
In this sequel to _About Schmidt (RC 44886)_,
the retired attorney is still living on Long
Island with his much younger, promiscuous
girlfriend when his estranged daughter returns
home demanding money. Meanwhile, Schmidt's
neighbor, a billionaire Egyptian-American, also
has financial propositions. Strong language and
some descriptions of sex. 2000.
RC 52579.
##
Skipping Christmas.
RC 52929.
by John Grisham.
read by Steven Carpenter.
1 cassette.
Tax accountant Luther Krank calculates that a
Caribbean cruise will cost less than what he and
his wife, Nora, spent celebrating the holidays
last year. Since daughter Blair is in the Peace
Corps, they plan to skip Christmas. Luther,
however, doesn't anticipate the town's reaction.
Some strong language. Bestseller 2001.
RC 52929.
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_Books for Children_
Books listed in this issue of _Talking Book
Topics_ were recently sent to cooperating
libraries. The complete collection contains
books by many authors on fiction and nonfiction
subjects, including animals, geography, nature,
mystery, sports, and others. Contact your
cooperating library to learn more about the wide
range of books available in the collection.
Cassette books are labeled with the code RC and
play at 15/16 ips. To order books, contact your
cooperating library.
_Cassettes Nonfiction_
Witches and Witch-Hunts: A History of
Persecution.
RC 50232.
by Milton Meltzer.
read by Susan McInerney.
1 cassette.
Examines witch-hunts around the world from
medieval Europe to the present day. Reveals how
innocent people become accused of imaginary
crimes because of fear, ignorance, and mass
hysteria. Includes the Salem witch trials,
Shakespeare's witches, and twentieth-century
examples of persecution. For grades 6-9 and
older readers. 1999.
RC 50232.
##
Osceola: Memories of a Sharecropper's Daughter.
RC 50524.
edited by Alan Govenar.
read by Tracy Mickens-Hundley.
1 cassette.
A woman in her nineties recounts experiences
from her East Texas childhood in the early
twentieth century. She recalls her fear of white
people, her grandmother's stories about slavery,
and how her family celebrated Juneteenth--the
day the slaves in Texas were told about their
freedom. For grades 3-6. 2000.
RC 50524.
##
Baseball's Greatest Games.
RC 51001.
by Dan Gutman.
read by Phil Regensdorf.
1 cassette.
Describes in detail nine of the best baseball
games ever played, including the 1951 "shot
heard 'round the world," when the New York
Giants beat the Brooklyn Dodgers. Also recalls a
slide worth $15,000 in 1886, and Harvey Haddix
pitching--and losing--the "greatest game in
history" in 1959. For grades 5-8 and older
readers. 1994.
RC 51001.
##
USA.
RC 51002.
by Elizabeth Berg.
read by Graci Ragsdale Miller.
1 cassette.
Provides a brief overview of the culture and
history of the United States, highlighting
important events and geographical formations.
Includes a summary on foreign relations. For
grades 5-8 and older readers. 1999.
RC 51002.
##
Popol Vuh: A Sacred Book of the Maya.
RC 51159.
retold by Victor Montejo.
read by Gabriella Cavallero.
1 cassette.
Mythical and historical tales, known
collectively as the _Popol Vuh_, recount the
origins of the Mayan people in Guatemala. In
these stories, kind and vengeful gods, jaguars,
tropical birds, deer, and monkeys appear.
Glossary included. For grades 4-7 and older
readers. 1999.
RC 51159.
##
You Gotta Try This! Absolutely Irresistible
Science.
RC 51502.
by Vicki Cobb and Kathy Darling.
read by Gillian Green.
1 cassette.
Presents almost fifty experiments and activities
(many requiring adult supervision) that can be
done at home. Learn to use orange juice to test
for sensitivity to bitter taste; make a square
egg; or stack a tower of ice cubes, while
discovering the scientific reasons why. For
grades 3-6. 1999.
RC 51502.
##
Dog Obedience Training: A Complete and Up-to-
Date Guide.
RC 51643.
by Ross Allan.
read by Kerry Cundiff.
1 cassette.
Presents a practical training program for the
beginner. Covers the six obedience exercises:
heel, sit, stand, drop, stay, and recall (come
when called). Discusses basic training
principles and the best age to train a dog;
gives specific exercises. For grades 5-8 and
older readers. 1997.
RC 51643.
##
Kingsnakes and Milk Snakes: A Complete and Up-
to-Date Guide.
RC 51644.
by J.E. Smith.
read by Gary Tipton.
1 cassette.
A professional snake-keeper uses his experience
and knowledge to answer questions about
acquiring, housing, feeding, and breeding
kingsnakes and milk snakes. He also provides
information on cage maintenance and recognizing
common diseases. For grades 5-8 and older
readers. 1997.
RC 51644.
##
Campaign Politics: What's Fair? What's Foul?.
RC 51787.
by Kathiann M. Kowalski.
read by Mitzi Friedlander.
1 cassette.
Examines the election process in the United
States, including both fair and unfair campaign
practices, and the prospects for reform. Uses
examples of past races and discusses the roles
of political parties and the media. For grades
6-9 and older readers. 2000.
RC 51787.
##
Leukemia.
RC 51824.
by Alvin Silverstein and others.
read by Patricia McDermott.
1 cassette.
Presents a history of the study of leukemia, a
cancer of the blood-forming tissues, which was
considered incurable in the 1960s but usually
treatable by the 1990s. Discusses symptoms,
causes, diagnosis, and treatment of the disease.
Considers social and economic issues, current
research, and future outlook. For grades 6-9.
2000.
RC 51824.
##
Uganda.
RC 51909.
by Robert Barlas.
read by Peter Jay Fernandez.
1 cassette.
Describes the people, flora and fauna, history,
and economy of this African country, which
became independent in 1962. Though a small,
landlocked nation, Uganda is home to many
different ethnic groups. For grades 5-8 and
older readers. 2000.
RC 51909.
##
Cyprus.
RC 51918.
by Michael Spilling.
read by Lisette Lecat.
1 cassette.
Explores the geography, history, economy,
government, and people of the eastern
Mediterranean country of Cyprus. Since ancient
times the island nation has been invaded by many
other civilizations, and ethnic conflicts
between Greek and Turkish inhabitants persist.
For grades 5-8. 2000.
RC 51918.
##
Honduras.
RC 51928.
by Leta McGaffey.
read by Gabriella Cavallero.
1 cassette.
Describes the geography, people, culture,
government, and history of the Central American
country of Honduras. Includes information on its
festivals, food, arts, and leisure. For grades
5-8. 1999.
RC 51928.
##
Germany.
RC 51937.
by Richard Lord.
read by Lewis Grenville.
1 cassette.
Introduces the geography, history, government,
and culture of reunified Germany. Includes the
country's past and present relationships with
the United States. For grades 5-8 and older
readers. 1999.
RC 51937.
##
Mark Brunell: Super Southpaw.
RC 51991.
by Pete Prisco.
read by Brian Conn.
1 cassette.
Highlights the life and career of Jacksonville
Jaguars quarterback Mark Brunell from his
childhood in California to his professional
football days. Describes his college years and
how he learned to be a proficient passer. For
grades 5-8. 1999.
RC 51991.
##
Marshall Faulk: Rushing to Glory.
RC 51992.
by Rob Rains.
read by Brian Conn.
1 cassette.
Chronicles the life and football career of the
running back who played for the Indianapolis
Colts and the St. Louis Rams. Describes Faulk's
impoverished childhood in New Orleans, his
combination of education and athletics that led
to success, and his achievements through the
1990s. For grades 5-8. 1999.
RC 51992.
##
The Allisons: America's First Family of Stock-
Car Racing.
RC 52037.
by Steven Frank.
read by John Polk.
1 cassette.
Chronicles the rise to fame of the Allison-
family drivers in the National Association for
Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) tour since the
1950s. Describes how Bobby's quest for victory
was joined by brother Donnie and sons Davey and
Clifford. For grades 5-8. 2000.
RC 52037.
##
The Wildlife Detectives: How Forensic Scientists
Fight Crimes against Nature.
RC 52109.
by Donna M. Jackson.
read by Catherine Byers.
1 cassette.
Describes how undercover agents at the National
Fish and Wildlife Forensics Laboratory in
Ashland, Oregon, verify species, analyze
evidence to solve crimes against animals, and
help to convict those responsible for such
misdeeds. For grades 3-6. 2000.
RC 52109.
##
Ireland.
RC 52130.
by J.K. Pomeray.
read by Terry Donnelly.
1 cassette.
Explores the history, culture, geography, and
people of the island country of the Republic of
Ireland. Describes its centuries of oppression,
the revolution of 1916, and the continuing
conflict with Great Britain. For grades 6-9.
1999.
RC 52130.
##
Iran.
RC 52139.
by Garry Lyle.
read by Yolande Bavan.
1 cassette.
Describes the history, geography, and politics
of this oil-rich southwest Asian country.
Discusses the social and cultural life of the
people, the rise of the Muslim militants under
Ayatollah Khomeini, the 1980s war with Iraq, and
tribal peoples such as the Kurds and the Luri.
For grades 6-9. 1999.
RC 52139.
##
The Longitude Prize.
RC 52140.
by Joan Dash.
read by Kristin Allison.
1 cassette.
A biography of John Harrison, the eighteenth-
century British inventor of a seagoing clock for
measuring longitude. Explains the importance of
this device for marine navigation and Harrison's
long struggle to gain recognition for his
invention. For grades 6-9 and older readers.
2000.
RC 52140.
##
Iraq.
RC 52146.
by J.P. Docherty.
read by Yolande Bavan.
1 cassette.
Explores the people, history, culture, land, and
economy of this Middle Eastern country, once
called Mesopotamia, which is considered the
"cradle of civilization." Also briefly discusses
its modern wars with neighbors Iran and Kuwait.
For grades 6-9. 1999.
RC 52146.
##
Living with Asthma.
RC 52174.
by Peta Bee.
read by Michael Russotto.
1 cassette.
Describes the causes, nature, symptoms, and
treatment of asthma. Explains how exercise,
pets, and poor air quality trigger the illness
and how to help people with asthma during an
emergency. For grades 3-6 and older readers.
2000.
RC 52174.
##
Lyme Disease.
RC 52175.
by Alvin Silverstein and others.
read by Michael Russotto.
1 cassette.
Describes the symptoms and treatment of Lyme
disease, as well as ways to protect against it.
Explains how the bacteria that is spread by tick
bites causes the illness and how Lyme disease
cannot be transferred by touching an infected
person or animal. For grades 4-7 and older
readers. 2000.
RC 52175.
##
Career Ideas for Kids Who Like Math.
RC 52178.
by Diane Lindsey Reeves.
read by Erik Synnestvedt.
1 cassette.
Discusses math-related occupations and how to
prepare for them. Includes profiles of a banker,
auto mechanic, economist, urban planner, and
machinist. Lists web sites and organizations for
further information. For grades 5-8 and older
readers. 2000.
RC 52178.
##
Ocean Detectives: Solving the Mysteries of the
Sea.
RC 52180.
by Mary Cerullo.
read by Michael Russotto.
1 cassette.
Looks at how scientists solve various problems
in marine ecology, including the destruction of
coral reefs and the decline of penguin and
salmon populations. For grades 4-7. 2000.
RC 52180.
##
What Happened to the Mammoths? And Other
Explorations of Science in Action.
RC 52192.
by Jack Myers.
read by Christopher Walker.
1 cassette.
Discusses the scientific detective work that
must be done to answer questions on animal
behavior. Explores how cats purr, how seals can
dive so deep, why pandas are hooked on bamboo,
why alligator eggshells are covered with tiny
cavities, and what happened to the woolly
mammoth. For grades 4-7. 2000.
RC 52192.
##
The Greek Gods.
RC 52194.
by Bernard Evslin and others.
read by Terence Aselford.
1 cassette.
Brief stories introduce the pantheon of Greek
gods: Zeus, Hera, Athene, Poseidon, Hades,
Demeter, Artemis, Apollo, Hermes, Hephaestus,
and Aphrodite. Also includes seven nature myths
about Prometheus, Pandora, Phaethon, and
Orpheus, as well as Narcissus and Echo, Eros and
Psyche, and Arion. For grades 5-8. 1966.
RC 52194.
##
Mountain Biking! Get on the Trail.
RC 52199.
by Chris Hayhurst.
read by John Polk.
1 cassette.
Describes the sports of mountain-bike racing,
navigating steep terrain at a fast pace, and of
free-riding, "hitting the trails in search of
fun." Highlights the development of equipment,
selecting a bike, safety, and riding techniques.
For grades 4-7. 2000.
RC 52199.
##
Spellbinder: The Life of Harry Houdini.
RC 52204.
by Tom Lalicki.
read by Brian Conn.
1 cassette.
Life of the celebrated magician and escape
artist. Born in Budapest in 1874, Houdini came
to America in 1878. After his debut in a
backyard circus, age nine, he developed ever
more complicated tricks, entertaining the world
with escapes from handcuffs, packing cases, and
straitjackets. For grades 5-8 and older readers.
2000.
RC 52204.
##
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_Cassettes Fiction_
Vanishing.
RC 49936.
by Bruce Brooks.
read by Susan McInerney.
1 cassette.
Eleven-year-old Alice is hospitalized for
bronchitis following a failed stint living with
her father and grandmother. But when it is time
to go home to her alcoholic mother and strict
stepfather, Alice realizes she can stay in the
hospital with her new friend Rex--if she stops
eating. For grades 5-8. 1999.
RC 49936.
##
Egyptian Myths.
RC 50441.
retold by Jacqueline Morley.
read by Susan McInerney.
1 cassette.
Eleven retellings of ancient Egyptians' myths
about their gods and goddesses. The first tale,
"Ra the Shining One," describes the creation of
the sun and the formation of the Earth and sky.
For grades 4-7. 1999.
RC 50441.
##
_In a Dark, Dark Room_ and Other Scary Stories.
RC 50750.
retold by Alvin Schwartz.
read by Susan McInerney.
1 cassette (Reissue).
Seven very short, scary stories to tell at night
in front of a fire or in the dark. Based on
traditional narratives and folktales from
various countries. For grades K-3. 1984.
RC 50750.
##
Ben's Trumpet.
RC 50752.
by Rachel Isadora.
read by Chuck Young.
1 cassette.
Ben enjoys listening to the music from his
neighborhood jazz club and plays along on his
imaginary trumpet. One day the club's trumpeter
notices Ben and sees his dream. For grades K-3.
1979.
RC 50752.
##
Satchmo's Blues.
RC 50868.
by Alan Schroeder.
read by Chuck Young.
1 cassette.
Based on an incident in Louis Armstrong's
childhood, this tale relates the story of how
the legendary jazzman saved the five dollars he
needed to buy his first cornet. For grades K-3.
1996.
RC 50868.
##
The Wolf's Chicken Stew.
RC 50869.
by Keiko Kasza.
read by Chuck Young.
1 cassette.
Wolf loves to eat more than anything else. One
day he sees a chicken who would make a great
stew, if she were bigger. But when he tries to
fatten her up, he gets a big surprise. For
preschool-grade 2. Kentucky Bluegrass Award.
1987.
RC 50869.
##
The Road to Home.
RC 51504.
by Mary Jane Auch.
read by Marilyn Gleason.
1 cassette.
1817. In this sequel to _Frozen Summer (RC
49325)_ Mem, thirteen, has been taking care of
her younger siblings since her mother's death.
Mem's father finally begins the move back home
to Connecticut, but stops to work on the Erie
Canal and all but abandons the children. For
grades 4-7. 2000.
RC 51504.
##
The Ersatz Elevator: A Series of Unfortunate
Events, Book 6.
RC 51769.
by Lemony Snicket.
read by Laura Giannarelli.
1 cassette.
The woeful saga of the Baudelaire orphans, last
encountered in _The Austere Academy (RC 50911)_,
continues as evil Count Olaf discovers their
whereabouts at Esmé Squalor's seventy-one-
bedroom penthouse and concocts a new plan to
steal their family fortune. For grades 4-7.
Bestseller 2001.
RC 51769.
##
Two Miss Mallard Mysteries: _Surfboard to Peril_
and _Stage Door to Terror_.
RC 51945.
by Robert Quackenbush.
read by Suzanne Toren.
1 cassette.
Miss Mallard, the world-famous ducktective,
solves two cases in different parts of the
world. While surfing in Hawaii, she hits a
valuable carved stone that helps settle a
dispute over land. In Paris, France, the
granddaughter of an old friend performing at the
Canard-Rouge is ducknapped as Miss Mallard
watches. For grades 2-4. 1986.
RC 51945.
##
The Mystery at Lilac Inn.
RC 51960.
by Carolyn Keene.
read by Kristin Allison.
1 cassette (Reissue).
Nancy Drew becomes involved in the mystery of a
haunted inn and learns to her dismay that
someone is impersonating her. For grades 3-6.
1930.
RC 51960.
##
Soon Be Free.
RC 51963.
by Lois Ruby.
read by Martha Harmon Pardee.
2 cassettes.
Parallel stories about Dana, a modern teenager,
investigating a mystery involving the old Kansas
house that her parents run as a bed-and-
breakfast, and James, a Quaker youth living in
that same house in 1857, trying to help some
fugitive slaves to freedom. Sequel to _Steal
Away Home (RC 41158)_. For grades 3-6. 2000.
RC 51963.
##
Nick's Secret.
RC 51993.
by Claire H. Blatchford.
read by Gary Tipton.
1 cassette.
In this sequel to _Nick's Mission (RC 43812)_,
deaf seventh-grader Nick and his dog, Wags, are
in danger from a bully and his gang at a
deserted motel. But he is rescued by a
mysterious girl who trains sheepdogs. For grades
4-7. 2000.
RC 51993.
##
Mom, the Wolf Man, and Me.
RC 52014.
by Norma Klein.
read by Erin Jones.
1 cassette (Reissue).
As the daughter of an unwed mother, Brett enjoys
having her parent all to herself. But then the
"Wolf Man" appears on the scene--Brett calls him
that because he owns an Irish wolfhound. Worse
yet, they want to get married. For grades 6-9.
1972.
RC 52014.
##
Going On Twelve.
RC 52021.
by Candice F. Ransom.
read by Jill Fox.
1 cassette.
Kobie, the class artist, is eager to draw a
mural for a sixth-grade class contest until the
teacher asks John, the new boy, to help her.
Kobie plays a mean trick on John that makes her
realize how selfish she's been. Followed by
_Thirteen (RC 33501)_. For grades 5-8. 1988.
RC 52021.
##
Oliver and Albert, Friends Forever.
RC 52117.
by Jean Van Leeuwen.
read by Catherine Byers.
1 cassette.
Albert, the new student in Oliver's school, is
taller than his pig classmates and he can read.
But at recess, Oliver and his friends realize
that Albert can't play kickball and that he
likes bugs. Soon the whole class is studying the
critters. For grades K-3. 2000.
RC 52117.
##
The Black Stallion's Filly.
RC 52122.
by Walter Farley.
read by Erik Sandvold.
2 cassettes (Reissue).
When Henry Dailey buys Black Minx, the first
filly by Black Stallion, he has no inkling that
she will be the greatest challenge of his career
as a trainer. For grades 4-7. 1952.
RC 52122.
##
Smith.
RC 52132.
by Leon Garfield.
read by Erik Sandvold.
2 cassettes.
London, 1700s. Just before a man is murdered,
twelve-year-old pickpocket Smith steals
documents from him. Then Smith hides from the
killers in the house of a kindly blind
magistrate and decides to learn how to read so
that he can decipher the stolen papers. For
grades 6-9. 1967.
RC 52132.
##
The Stones Are Hatching.
RC 52191.
by Geraldine McCaughrean.
read by David Cutler.
2 cassettes.
Phelim Green, who considers himself an ordinary
eleven-year-old boy, undertakes a journey to the
Stoor Worm's lair to destroy the long-forgotten
Worm and its Hatchlings. He is aided on his
desperate mission by Maiden, Fool, and the
strange black Horse. For grades 5-8. 1999.
RC 52191.
##
The Green Book.
RC 52193.
by Jill Paton Walsh.
read by Michele Schaeffer.
1 cassette.
Three motherless children and their father are
among the last refugees to escape from the dying
planet Earth. After four years, the group
settles on a distant planet. Even as they begin
a new life, they know they cannot survive on the
glassy vegetation. For grades 4-7 and older
readers. 1982.
RC 52193.
##
Silent Thunder: A Civil War Story.
RC 52218.
by Andrea Davis Pinkney.
read by Mitzi Friedlander.
1 cassette.
In 1862, during the Civil War, eleven-year-old
Summer and her thirteen-year-old brother, Rosco,
take turns describing their lives as slaves on a
Virginia plantation. Summer dreams of learning
to read, but Rosco's yearning for freedom is
more intense. For grades 5-8. 1999.
RC 52218.
##
The Power of Un.
RC 52229.
by Nancy Etchemendy.
read by Gary Tipton.
1 cassette.
After the worst day in middle-schooler Gib
Finney's life, when his little sister, Roxy, is
hit by a truck while he watches from a carnival
ride, Gib remembers the "unner"--a device that
can "undo" past events--given to him by a
strange man. Only it's lost in the woods. For
grades 4-7. 2000.
RC 52229.
##
I Like Winter.
RC 52364.
by Lois Lenski.
read by Catherine Byers.
1 cassette (Reissue).
Simple rhymes describe many sources of winter
fun, including snowmen, sleds, Christmas, and
Valentine's Day. For preschool-grade 2. 1950.
RC 52364.
##
Lockie Leonard, Scumbuster.
RC 52382.
by Tim Winton.
read by Erik Sandvold.
1 cassette.
Thirteen-year-old Australian Lockie loves
surfing and misses Vicki, his former girlfriend.
He meets Egg, a heavy-metal fan who is as lonely
as Lockie is. The unlikely duo work together to
stop the dumping of industrial sludge into the
harbor. Some strong language. For grades 5-8.
1993.
RC 52382.
##
Who Really Killed Cock Robin? An Eco Mystery.
RC 52567.
by Jean Craighead George.
read by Gregory Gorton.
1 cassette.
The whole town of Saddleboro loves Cock Robin
and his mate, who made their nest in Mayor Joe's
old Stetson hat. Cock Robin dies suddenly, so
Tony and Alice examine pollutants in the air,
soil, and water to find out what killed him. For
grades 5-8. 1971.
RC 52567.
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_Foreign Language Books_
The following cassette titles are available in
the languages designated.
_Spanish_
Sólo Tuya / Forever True.
RC 50976.
por Elaine Alberro.
leído por varios narradores.
2 cassettes.
Elena García va a celebrar la fiesta de cumplir
quince años, pero su acompañate está enfermo. El
padre de ella arregla una substitución, y
Antonio del Valle llega a ser la pareja de Elena
durante la fiesta. Los dos jóvenes se enamoran.
Sin embargo, Elena pertenece a la aristocracia
cubana, y sus padres insisten que termine el
romance con Antonio, que es el hijo ilegítimo de
una limpiadora. Ocho años más tarde, Elena y
Antonio se encuentran otra vez. Y se dan cuenta
que nada ha cambiado entre ellos. Contiene
descripciones de índole sexual y lenguaje
injurioso. Edición bilingüe en español e inglés.
[When Elena García's escort for her quinceañera
becomes ill, her father's cleaning lady's
illegitimate son Antonio fills in. They fall in
love, but Elena's parents (descendants of Cuban
aristocracy) object to the match. Eight years
later, however, perspectives change. Some
explicit descriptions of sex and some strong
language. Bilingual edition in English and
Spanish.] 1999.
RC 50976.
##
Nicolás: El Surgimiento del Anticristo (Nicolae:
The Rise of the Antichrist).
RC 50986.
por Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins.
leído por Juan Ramírez.
3 cassettes.
Pasaron dos años desde el primer Éxtasis
mundial. Ha estallado la tercer guerra mundial,
y el joven pastor Bruno Barnes, del Comando
Tribulación, queda muerto. Amanda--ahora la
esposa de Raimundo--así como el rabino Zión Ben-
Judá y los otros miembros que integran el
Comando Tribulación luchan por la unificación
del mundo en Cristo, mientras la devastación se
extiende por todo la tierra. Sigue a _El Comando
Tribulación (RC 50983)_. [Nearly two years after
the Rapture, World War III erupts and Pastor
Bruce Barnes is dead. The remaining members of
the Tribulation Force--now including Rayford's
wife, Amanda, and Tsion Ben-Judah--struggle to
bring people to Christ as devastation spreads
around the globe. Sequel to _El Comando
Tribulación (RC 50983)_.] 1999.
RC 50986.
##
Cosecha de Almas: El Mundo Toma Partido (Soul
Harvest: The World Takes Sides).
RC 50987.
por Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins.
leído por Juan Ramírez.
3 cassettes.
Los miembros del Comando Tribulación--Raimundo,
Camilo, y Zión--sobreviven el terremoto mundial,
aunque Zión queda atrapado bajo los escombros de
la iglesia de Raimundo. Raimundo y Camilo buscan
frenéticamente a sus esposas, y más tarde
Raimundo investiga las denunicas contra Amanda
cuando le cargan de ser cómplice de Nicolás.
Mientras tanto, Nicolás sufre un revés cuando
millares de personas se unen a Cristo. Sigue a
_Nicolás (RC 50986)_. [Although Tsion is buried
alive, he and other Tribulation Force members
Rayford and Buck survive the worldwide
earthquake. Rayford looks for his wife, Amanda,
but must investigate charges that she is working
with Nicolae. Nicolae suffers a setback as
thousands turn to Christ. Sequel to _Nicolás (RC
50986)_.] 1999.
RC 50987.
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Apolión: El Destructor Es Desencadenado
(Apollyon: The Destroyer Is Unleashed).
RC 50993.
por Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins.
leído por Juan Ramírez.
3 cassettes.
En Jerusalén reunen 144,000 testigos en un
estadio para oir las palabras de Zión Ben-Judá.
Pero Nicolás Carpatia, el anticristo, también se
presenta esperando atraer a cristianos a su
lado. La Tribulación continua, y los fieles
tienen que pasar más juicios horribles. Sigue a
_Cosecha de Almas (RC 50987)_. [In Jerusalem,
144,000 witnesses gather in a stadium to hear
the words of Tsion Ben-Judah. But Nicolae
Carpathia, the Antichrist, also speaks in hopes
of diverting Christians to his beliefs. The
Tribulation continues as the faithful endure
several more judgments. Sequel to _Cosecha de
Almas (RC 50987)_.] 1999.
RC 50993.
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Harry Potter y la Piedra Filosofal (Harry Potter
and the Sorcerer's Stone).
RC 50988.
por J.K. Rowling.
leído por María Pino.
2 cassettes.
Al cumplir once años Harry Potter se entera de
que es más que un huérfano indesable. El Colegio
Hogwarts de Magia y Hechicería le alista porque
tiene habilidades innatas de magia. Anticipando
su nueva vida en el colegio, Harry se prepara
comprando túnicas negras, una varita de magia,
un sombrero puntiagudo y una lechuza mensajera.
Para grados 4 a 7. (On Harry Potter's eleventh
birthday, he learns that he is more than an
unwanted orphan. The Hogwarts School of
Witchcraft and Wizardry recruits him because he
has inherent magical abilities. As he purchases
his school supplies--robes, wand, and messenger
owl--Harry looks forward to attending his new
boarding school. For grades 4-7.) 1999.
RC 50988.
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Harry Potter y la Cámara Secreta (Harry Potter
and the Chamber of Secrets).
RC 50989.
por J.K. Rowling.
leído por María Pino.
2 cassettes.
A pesar de una amenaza mortal que se cierne
sobre el Colegio Hogwarts, Harry se dirige al
colegio para iniciar el segundo año de estudios
mágicos. Así pues, Harry encuentra peligros de
la Cámara Secreta que alguién abrió. También
Harry vuelve a enfrentarse con la mismísima
reencarnación de su más temible adversario.
Sigue a _Harry Potter y la Piedra Filosofal (RC
50988)_. Para grados 4 a 7. [Despite a warning
not to return to Hogwarts for his second year of
wizardry studies, Harry shows up. But Harry is
in danger from the opened Chamber of Secrets as
well as from his would-be protector. Sequel to
_Harry Potter y la Piedra Filosofal (RC 50988)_.
For grades 4-7.] 1999.
RC 50989.
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Harry Potter y el Prisionero de Azkaban (Harry
Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban).
RC 50990.
por J.K. Rowling.
leído por María Pino.
3 cassettes.
Harry aguarda con impaciencia el inicio del
tercer año en Hogwarts con sus amigos Ron y
Hermione. Pero todavía encuentra amenazas. El
siniestro villano Sirius Black, cómplice de
Voldemort, se ha escapado del prisión de Azkaban
y está dispuesto a eliminar a Harry del mapa.
Sigue a _Harry Potter y la Cámara Secreta (RC
50989)_. Para grados 4 a 7. [Harry is relieved
to be back at Hogwarts for his third year with
his friends Ron and Hermione even though he
isn't completely safe. The escaped convict
Sirius Black, a staunch supporter of Voldemort,
is after Harry. Sequel to _Harry Potter y la
Cámara Secreta (RC 50989)_. For grades 4-7.]
2000.
RC 50990.
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Talking Book Magazines
Cassette
For a free subscription to these magazines,
contact your cooperating library.
American Heritage (8 issues)
Analog Science Fiction and Fact (11 issues)
Asimov's Science Fiction (11 issues)
The Atlantic Monthly (11 issues; combined issue
July-August)
Das Beste aus Reader's Digest (German; 12
issues)
Bon Appétit (monthly)
Buenhogar (Spanish; monthly)
Choice Magazine Listening (on loan from
cooperating libraries, bimonthly)
Consumer Reports (monthly)
Contemporary Sound Track: A Review of Pop, Jazz,
Rock, and Country (bimonthly)
Cricket (for children, on one cassette with
National Geographic World, monthly)
Diabetes Forecast (monthly)
Discover (monthly)
Ebony (monthly)
Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine (11 issues)
Foreign Affairs (6 issues)
Good Housekeeping (monthly plus special issues)
Health and Nutrition Newsletters (includes Dr.
Andrew Weil's Self Healing, Healthline, The
Johns Hopkins Medical Letter--Health after
Fifty, Mayo Clinic Health Letter, and
Nutrition Action Healthletter, monthly)
Journal Français (French; monthly)
Magazine of the Month (monthly)
Money (monthly plus special issues)
The Musical Mainstream (quarterly)
The Nation (47 issues)
National Geographic (monthly)
National Geographic World (for children and
teens, on one cassette with Cricket,
monthly)
National Review (25 issues)
New Choices: The Magazine for Your Health, Money
& Travel (6 issues)
The New York Times Book Review (weekly)
Outdoor Life (10 issues; combined issues June-
July, December-January)
People Weekly (weekly plus special issues)
QST (monthly)
Quarterly Music Magazine (quarterly)
Selecciones del Reader's Digest (Spanish;
monthly)
Sélections du Reader's Digest (French; monthly)
Smart Computing (monthly)
Sound & Vision (10 issues)
Spider: The Magazine for Children (monthly)
Sports Illustrated (weekly plus special issues)
Sports Illustrated for Kids (monthly)
Talking Book Topics (bimonthly, also contains
selections from NLS News irregularly)
Teen People (10 issues)
Travel Holiday (10 issues)
True West (monthly)
U.S. News and World Report (weekly)
The Writer (12 issues)
Young Adult Magazine of the Month (monthly)